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#1
Dec 18, 2010, 10:51 PM
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We are now on allergy watch.
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 Amazonmom
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Dec 18, 2010, 11:00 PM
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Sounds like my story!
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Dec 18, 2010, 11:15 PM
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I recall that fun. Had to up the dose slowly. No problems though, thank goodness.
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Dec 18, 2010, 11:18 PM
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I tried it once before, and had something that could have either been a reaction or a coincidence, so we are trying again just to see what happens. Hoepfully, I will just get better.
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Dec 19, 2010, 01:06 AM
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Hope lamictal works for you BNLsMOM.
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Dec 19, 2010, 01:07 AM
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I started at 50mg with no problems. I am on 200mg now and still have not had an issue. Wonderful med for me though. I hope it works for you
 But I do know about coincendence becasue right after I started mine I had bought new laundry soap....well, I went into a panic thinking I had the "lamictal rash" when it was the laundry soap the entire time! I felt like an idiot running into the pdoc's office freaked out over my "rash" when in fact is was a reaction to the different soap lol. Oh well, we can laugh about it now!
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Dec 19, 2010, 01:33 AM
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Been on it since 2006 and I love it!!!! congrats on turning over a new leaf!
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Dec 19, 2010, 12:41 PM
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My reaction was swollen lymph nodes. I could have been a random infection, so that is what we are hoping. I am starting so slow, so I probably won't see the full effect for a couple of months. We are starting at 25mg every other day for two weeks, then 25mg per day for two weeks, and then we will go up from there according to a schedule that my p-doc thinks is the safest.
I hope it works, because I have heard so many great things about it. |
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Dec 19, 2010, 12:50 PM
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Well my wife actually takes it for seizures and I take it for BD2(1)..
Her doc started her out at 100mg I think... I had to start on the titration sample.. 25 - 50 - 50 - 100 - 100 I think.. Luckily neither one of us had "the rash" so all ended up well. We are still both on it... not sure if it is helping either of us though.
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Dec 19, 2010, 12:53 PM
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Dec 19, 2010, 01:25 PM
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Hope it works out for you! My experience with lamictal has been pretty great since I started taking this past June.
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Dec 19, 2010, 02:29 PM
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Dec 19, 2010, 02:53 PM
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So far so good on dose number 1. Next dose tomorrow night.
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Dec 19, 2010, 04:12 PM
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Fingers crossed!
Lamictal in combo with Wellbutrin has worked well for me. I guess my doc is extremely conservative - I started at 12.5 mg, upping it 12.5 every week.
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Dec 19, 2010, 04:18 PM
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Oh I really hope it works for you....the rash really sucked and I HATE having to use Seroquel... I would LOVE to be able to use Lamictal it's NO fair
 . Stupid rash. I suck.
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Dec 19, 2010, 04:42 PM
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That's basically what my dosing schedule adds up to. Since I am doing 25mg every other day, it averages out to 12.5 per day. |
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Dec 19, 2010, 09:40 PM
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Hope the lamictal works well for you just really pay attention to ANY rash that forms!
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Dec 20, 2010, 04:06 AM
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Holding thumbs it works out for you!
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Dec 20, 2010, 10:44 AM
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i hope it works well for you! i just started it last wednesday, only i started at 25mg twice a day, and he wants me to go to 50 mg twice a day this wednesday. he's in a hurry, i guess. here's to neither of us getting the rash, am i right?
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#20
Dec 20, 2010, 10:21 PM
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Dose number 2 down the hatch.
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Dec 21, 2010, 03:41 AM
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@Kate - yes, you need to be very cautious and alert with regards to the rash.
It seems like your pdoc is titrating you VERY fast - please be careful
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Dec 21, 2010, 10:57 AM
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I agree, which is amusing since he went off about how dangerous it was to titrate too quickly and the rash and etc., then he prescribes it to me this way. I've not had any side effects or any sign of the rash so far, but i haven't upped to 100 a day yet. I'm more than a little worried. Thanks for your concern!
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Dec 21, 2010, 11:03 AM
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I hope it goes well for you, Kate.
As for me, I think I am being a little hypervigilant, because I think that some of my lymph nodes are tender but not swollen. Then again, I keep pressing them, so I may be making them tender. I am going to just continue to watch closely, and hope for the best. |
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#24
Dec 21, 2010, 11:19 AM
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It is also that time of year where you can catch a slight cold and the lymph nodes will be tender. You may not feel sick, but the lymph nodes are affected. That is how mine are right now.
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Dec 21, 2010, 11:47 AM
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