[MichaGirl]

I was diagnosed with bipolar/borderline traits about a year ago and had a really hard time on a combination of prozac, abilify and buspar, which worked for a while but then made my issues a lot worse. I stopped taking those in November and I just started taking lamictal at the end of July, and I have been at 100mg for about three weeks, maybe a little less. So far it has been fine, I know that they say it doesn't really "kick in" for a few months, but I've already felt progressively better the more I've taken it. As cheesy as it may be, I actually see how blue the sky is, how beautiful nature is, how thankful and grateful I am for the world, even though sometimes I can still get upset. But mostly, the haziness I experienced before has gone away and for the most part my moods are regulated, and I've regained motivation for school and work again, and I'm feeling very optimistic about continuing to work on my mental illness.

However, like all doctors giving out lamictal I'm sure, my psychiatrist gave me all the warnings about the rash, stevens-johnson (sp?), etc. I didn't feel anything at all at first, and I'm worried I'm just being paranoid, but I have noticed more itchiness than usual. I'm a pretty itchy person, my skin gets dry easily, and I think my cheap lotion hasn't really helped recently, but I get small areas that are itchy for no discernible reason, but more itchy than usual. I've looked up pictures of the rash and it doesn't seem to look like what I have. I don't have hives or even really a rash. I just itch, and then a red spot appears because I have scratched it. And I don't think I have flu-like symptoms other than just being warmer than usual and getting cold sweats when I sleep, but I think that has more to do with the bad air conditioning in my new house, or possible other side effects? I'm sorry if this post is just silly, because I think I'm just overly paranoid and that these might be normal things like my razor being bad and making my skin irritated, or needing to switch lotions, or just not being used to where I am living now. I just am not sure if this is an early indication or just something in my head. If anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated!!