going without lamictal for a few days?

I am retarded and forgot about my appts, and please dont lecture me about being responsible for my treatment and all that because i already know and i dont need any more ppl telling me that...

I missed yesterdays appt with pdoc bc i thought she said two months so i didnt even have an appt with her on my radar..also missed my counsling appt today bc i usually go on thursdays but its a holiday this week but apparently that doesnt give a red flag in my brain...

So bc i was supposed to see my counsler, she is the one who has my chart, so that along with no docs being available today i couldnt get my script called in. And i have to wait til monday to go to a "failed appt" appt? Amd i dont even know if ill get my script that day.

So i have one 150mg pill of lamictal that I was told to cut in half and take one tonight and the other tmrw night qnd I wont have any until monday at the earliest.

Im so scared of whats to come in the next few days. Withdrawl symptoms shouldnt be an issue right? But im so scared of becoming so irritable that i lash out at my family. Has anyone had to go without their meds for a few days and how much damage was caused? Things were going so well and im so afraid of it all going to **** bc i cant remember a ******* thing

I stopped 200mg/day of Lamogtrigine (sp..?) cold turkey and had no ill effects and no return of symptoms. However, that was me and everyone reacts differently. If you have to go without make sure you carefully monitor your symptoms esp signs of the dreaded rash but most likely you will be fine.

I weaned myself off of that in one month and still had a bad time with it. If I went cold turkey I'd probably end up in the ER, but everyone is different.

If I was you I'd break that last pill into four pieces so I'd atleast have some of it in my system.

Do you think your pharmacist would give you a couple pills to get you through until monday? (Tomorrow obviously.) Good luck!

I've discovered through forgetting to take my meds that I'll be fine for 2 days, but then hell breaks loose. I had to immediately take a little bit to get past the curled up in a ball part over with.

So for me, I'd save the last one, and as soon as it got bad- which was pretty damn quick after 2 days, I'd take half of one to make it through, then the rest if I don't get better.

If it got really bad, I'd get to an ER and have them dose me.

Good luck!

Certainly everyone is different, but I think going on a half dose for a couple of days, especially when you're on a relatively low dosage now, shouldn't be a problem. And please don't beat yourself up about missing an appointment. I think we've all been there.

I thought you risked seizures if you stopped a anti seizure med cold turkey, that's what happened to me with my Depakote when I didn't have any for 2 days and I'm not an epileptic I just take it as a mood stabilizer

she just lowered my lamictal from 200 to 100 due to a rash on my back. The only difference I have noticed in the past is mood dipping. so far I havent noticed anything

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You should try talking to your pharmacy. They might be able give you a couple of pills to hold you over until Monday. At the very least, they could tell you how to manage the next few days until you can get a prescription.

I've quit in the past and didn't have any withdrawal but I did it over a few days. However, when I went back on it, I did have to slowly up it again because of the risk of the rash. Please don't beat yourself up! Hang in there. I have a feeling you'll be just fine!

If you are off Lamictal 3 days or more you have to restart it from 25mg. You should be okay Taking half dose every other day.. The half life of Lamictal should hold you over,, but of course I am no Pdoc. Talk to your Pharmacist about how to manage it.

Good luck