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Originally Posted by Arduous
I was just prescribed Lamictal today and I'm wondering about that "rash". How common is it & if by some chance (I hope not) I happen to show signs of the rash If I stop taking my med will it just go away or will it get worse? That's the only thing my pdoc warned me about so now I'm wary.... sigh... and scared to take it. But, I've heard amazing things about lamictal so I gotta give it a try at least.
She has me taking 25mg for the first two weeks then I'll be taking 50 after that for awhile but I don't know how long she'll keep me on that dosage before she increases it again. She said she wanted to go really slow.... good!!!
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Hi, just ask a pharmacist but I think 1 out of 15,000 have almost fatal skin reactions. I've been on Lamictal for like 10 years with no side effects. However I'm at 600mg where at 400-600mg it's supposed to have anti-depressant effects but I haven't noticed any benefit. I'm on just because it's the best anti-convulsant, needed for bipolar II disorder. Typically from what I've seen, the meds needed for one who falls into the bipolar spectrum are an anti-depressant, anti-convulsant, atypical anti-psychotic, sleep aid and benzo. For bipolar depression an SNRI, AD is best, since they don't hardly poop out! The AAP required for a bipolar disorder that worked the greatest was Abilify at 2.5-5mg for depression to be augmented! Lithium also augments the ADs very effectively and doesn't poop out either...it's worked the best with my helping my ADs work better! I'm bipolar II, so I'm typically down...Aplenzin and Nefazodone are also great ADs for bipolar depression... For a sleep aid, I love Seroquel, and for a benzo, Valium is by far my favorite. Best of luck and hopefully you don't need all the typical bipolar meds!!