Posted by Cece on February 23, 2001, at 0:00:49
In reply to Re: Lamictal » SalArmy4me, posted by Kingfish on February 21, 2001, at 14:58:00
Hi-
I have also taken Lamictal with good results, mood improvement and stabilization.
People's sensitivity to all meds vary a lot. I'm really sensitive to them, so begin at low doses and progress conservatively. My doctor has seen cases of "the rash", so is conservative in dosing Lamictal with all his patients.
I began at 6.25mg and increased by that amount every 1-2 weeks to my present dose of 125mg. Even at those small increases, I got flushing (a rash precurser), GI upset, and fatigue the second or third day after each increase. It wasn't bad- I knew to expect it and would plan for the fatigue. I expect from the postings I've read that some people would consider this absurdly conservative, but for me it was just right. I'm sure that if I had followed the regular dosing schedule I would have gotten unacceptable side effects (if not "the rash"), and would have missed out on the help of a very good med.
So remember, 'mileages may vary'.
Good luck,
Cece
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