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.
Hi I was wondering if anyone has ever has an adverse reaction to Lamotrigine i.e. breaking out in rash, very itchy, red patches all over skin? I'm afraid to try other drugs due to this? Any suggestions? Thanks!
Ask for a pregnancy medicine approved list.
The only things I can tell you are that none of this will happen quickly and that it does take time to get to a therapeutic dose of lamotrigine (Lamictal). When I tried it, I got 6-week starter packs, then after that dosage increases continued to take time. And, on top of the time it takes to build up, it will also take time for it to work. It's unfortunate and none of us like it, but that is simply how many of these drugs work.
I used the ATKINS diet and I lost my first thirty pounds in 30 days. I didn't think I would EVER lose the baby weight but when I switched to the NO CARB diet and LOTS of WALKING the pounds dropped so fast! It was amazing! It was worth giving up pasta, bread, potatoes, rice, sodas etc for awhile! Everything in moderation now.....If you go to the Atkins website they have the FREE starter kit and that's ALL you truly need.
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?
I 've taken 400 mg (200 mg twice a day) of Lamictal for a few years. No lasting side effects. Whenever I upped the dose, I'd have temporary all over body aches, Just about everything ached, but it wasn't pain. I would also have some mild vision issues, things looked kind of blue-green.
No zombie issues what so ever. It haven't found it to be a stimulant or a depressant. It also regulates my sleep well.
Did you get a different looking pill when you changed your dose? Sometimes people are actually allergic to a filler in a generic version of a pill, and not actually allergic to the drug (and eyes and throat swelling shut sounds like an allergic reaction, although I certainly can't tell you that for sure over the internet).
As for the BP II--well, maybe. Those high activity levels or even the irritability could be signs of it, but they might not be.
I have been on this med for about 2 months. I have seen a improvement, more energy. They should start you out on a starter kit. This will increase the dose gradually. The best way to do it. The only side effects I have noticed is a little bit of a rash, nothing bad. Looks like a little case of heat rash. But the benefits for me are way worth going through the side effects.
Only a few interactions between lamotrigine and other drugs have been identified. Lamotrigine increases the plasma level of carbamazepine and its metabolites. Carbamazepine lowers the concentration of lamotrigine in the blood.
Valproate doubles the plasma level of lamotrigine, and the level of valproate is decreased by about 25% in people taking lamotrigine.
Phenobarbital and primidone lower the plasma level of lamotrigine by about 40%.
I think they're confused. If you read the full prescribing information, it's the PILL that screws with the lamotrigine, not the other way around. It's not like a lot of other anticonvulsants. From http://epilepsy.med.nyu.edu/treatment/medications/lamotrigine "Lamotrigine has no effect on other seizure medicines. And unlike some other seizure medicines, it does not reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills.
m signed up, and waiting to hear from his office when my Avonex Starter Kit arrives, so that I can go in and they can show me how to do my injections and give me my supplies and information.
I'll be following up with Dr. C. every 12 weeks as I settle in to treatment. I look forward to building a great doctor/patient relationship with this brilliant and compassionate man.
I hope that your visit with you MS specialist goes very well indeed.
//www.dermalogica.com/age-smart/age_smart,default,sc.html - but you may find something else that works for you. I only use their cleanser and power firming cream on my eyes.
I also use Aveeno sensitive skin line, too. They have a Calming line, and a Sensitive Skin one. Don't hesitate to try baby products, either. Those are usually made for very sensitive skin.
(I am employed by neither Dermologica or Aveeno - though I bet their discounts are nice.
I am currently taking Wellbutrin XL 300mg, Lamotrigine 25 mg, Zyrtec, Levothyroxine 75mg, and Atenolol 50mg.
I started Lamotrigine (lamictal generic) 2 weeks ago. On day 9, I developed severe diarrhea and cramps. It was slowed down with 1 pill of Immodium, but after 2 days I decided to eat a "regular" meal and got diarrhea again. So it's been on an off for 6 days, and this morning it was worse than it was the first day!
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