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#1
Nov 17, 2010, 05:34 PM
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Does anyone else have trouble swallowing lamictal (lamotrigine)? It doesn't have any sort of coating and it's shape is awkward! And then I get a nasty bitter taste in the back of my throat for the rest of the day!
Anybody else experience this? |
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#2
Nov 17, 2010, 05:42 PM
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laur88.......I totally experience this!! It is the worst pill to swallow and if I don't get it all the way down the first time, forget it........it sticks and comes apart and the taste is terrible! I really dread taking it every night. I'm taking it in combination with Seroquel and the bitter metallic taste is there all the time. You're not suffering alone.........
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#3
Nov 17, 2010, 05:52 PM
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Well, I've not noticed the taste very often, but... do you get the generic Teva lamotrigine? THE worst pill shape I've ever seen-- a diamond shape(!) Weird. I always make sure to have plenty of water at hand. (So why take that brand of generic, you ask? Lol. Because it'd gotten the best feedback on generic lamotrigine I'd seen, so....) I've tasted a *bit*, but didn't find it too horrible. Xanax on the other hand? Wow. Bitter. (My psych person mentioned it will act faster dissolved under the tongue. True, but tell ya what! That taste is quite the disincentive.
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#4
Nov 17, 2010, 06:29 PM
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I take whichever pill is the fatty round one! Hate it... Why don't they just sugar coat it or something!? Glad to know I'm not the only one, though...
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Nov 17, 2010, 06:32 PM
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#6
Nov 17, 2010, 06:37 PM
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Maybe you can call or email the manufacturer - tell them about the shape and bad taste. Put it far back on your tongue with a big gulp of water. I hate the way some vitamin pills are huge and go down side ways - it hurts.
On a funny note - I'm amazed my 20 lb dog swallowed a small dog biscuit whole without choking. She also successfully swallowed many other non food items and I can't for the life of me, figure out how it went down and more amazed/relieved it came out. 
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#7
Nov 17, 2010, 08:52 PM
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I take two 200mg lamotrigine pills and two 80mg Geodon caps every night. My generic lamotrigine is a fat, round, pale green pill and I have never noticed a taste from it.
The original Lamictal starter kit was awful with the melt away tabs. Horrible bitter sometimes. I was glad to get a tasteless generic.
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#8
Nov 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
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I take all my pills with milk, and that helps them go down smoother. It is especially helpful with the Lamictal that I take and the Seroquel XR.
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#9
Nov 18, 2010, 02:11 AM
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I take a Generic Lamictal. It's a round, white tablet. Medium sized. I need to swallow it quickly, else it starts dissolving and that tastes aweful.
Oh, what we endure to hopefully get a bit of sanity/stability back in our lives
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#10
Nov 18, 2010, 01:38 PM
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My generic Lamictal is smaller but still hard to swallow. It's even worse when you have to take a half one..scratches all the way down and you can really taste it.
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#11
Nov 18, 2010, 01:47 PM
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I used to choke and gag on regular trade name lamictal all the time.
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#12
Nov 18, 2010, 05:55 PM
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yuck yuck yuck! you would think they would come up with a better pill design or something... I vote for sugar coating like advil!
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