So far I have not had any problems, but I am being very careful about checking myself for rashes and trying to notice any other possible side effects. I am on an orange starter pack and my psychiatrist asked to see me before he ups the dose next week. Do you have an apointment set up so you can be monitered while starting the medicine? Good luck! I hope this medicine helps us both.
Thanks for writing and answering my question. I did get a starter kit, and I finally took the first dose of Lamictal, and the side effect of being really, really drowsy wasn't bad, I knew that it would go away soon, but the other side effect I has stopped me cold, and i won't take it again. It made my heart beat really rapidly and pound, it felt like, out of my chest. THAT, I cannot handle, so back to the doctor I go.
Has anyone else had this side effect?
Your first doses of medication may be packaged in a starter kit that will clearly show you the right amount of medication to take each day during the first 5 weeks of your treatment. This will help you to follow your doctor's instructions as your dose is slowly increased. Be sure to take lamotrigine exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
t eat much and I do believe that was a contributing factors since the last episode my doc put me on a starter kit of lamictal just 4 days on the meds and I already have panic attacks loss of appetite and tachycardia(fast heartbeat) and my auraos have amplified I hope it's the meds I have to talk to my doctor first
OK, now get you a calendar and put the amt to take on each day, even though starter pack say day#, The calendar helped me tremendously whan I started Lamictal. I crossed of each day on calendar when I took meds. Silly, But I rewarded myself with a small treat each time I completed a doseage amt for # of days, in the amt of time without stopping and starting. It is very important to do as MD for meds to be affective.
However, I am having a very unpleasant problem! Four days ago while making bread, I tasted my sourdough starter (a fermented slop of wild yeasts and lactic acid bacteria), and now I'm having foul, foul smelling gas, stomach noises, and rancid stools.
Tasting starter is common practice where I learned to bake and I was under the impression that lactic acid bacteria are already present in the intestine and considered probiotic.
Been on about 3 months nownever had any problems with dizzy or clumsy ( no moe than normal) But the vision thing has been gradually getting worse, i just wrote it off to getting older, think i'llcheck with Doc now let yu know soon as i find out
The specific reaction to Lamictal is called Stephen's Johnson syndrome and it is a rare and dangerous allergic reaction to it. When that happens if a psychiatrist or doctor diagnoses it they will stop the Lamictal. There are some other mood stabilizers and medications in general that can cause this reaction but many don't such as lithium and most others. That side effect is specific to Lamictal and that's why it has to be raised at a specific titrated rate as mandated by the FDA.
So they started me on Lamictal a wk and a half ago. I feel more depressed than ever. I've taken lamictal before and it seems to help at obviously higher doses. Most of you know with Lamictal you have to start out slow. So I'm still on 25mg right now due to start 50mg in a few days. I don't know if I should contribute this(worsening depression) to the Lamictal or just say that it's not had enough time to work.
What helped you all with your depression?
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Hello, I do not have BPD, but PTSD. I have taken Lamictal, 25mg for over a year with no side effects and positive results. I had a bad episode and several flashbacks a few months ago. My Doc wants me to go up to 200mg. I am taking 50mg for two weeks then go up. So far no side effects but I am worried, 200mg seems like a lot. Will it not make me a zombie, emotionally flat like ssris? Has anyone been up to 200mg before?
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Anyone taking humira and feel like they are sick coming down with a cold for a week after injection? Not a full blown cold but the start of one. I feel like this always and this is my 3rd dosage ( counting the starter kit), so I'm new to humira. I've noticed if I'm stressed, I'll even get a sore throat. I know humira suppresses your immune system but are you supposed to feel like you're coming down with something every injection or will this go away with time?
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