Posted by Janelle on April 3, 2002, at 1:29:45
In reply to Re: Lamotrigine Rash Warning » Janelle, posted by Bob on April 3, 2002, at 1:13:29
> The smallest dosage I've heard of is a scored 25mg tablet. How did you manage to partition out 2mg on a reliable basis?
Believe it or not, I didn't have to partition anything - my pdoc had samples of 2mg pills and also 5mg pills - they are TEENY TINY and are cherry flavored chewables, apparently intended for children with seizures (Lamictal is *offically* an anti-seizure med. Those tiny small dose pills must be the pediatric doses.
The next highest dose is indeed the scored 25mg tablet you mentioned.
>Why did you come off of it the first time?
Actually, I came off it the first time because my pdoc thought it might be STARTING to induce anxiety and wanted to prevent it from escalating.
> Why did you feel the need to go back on it?
For mood stabilizing - I have cycling (basically BPII) as well as depression and pdoc wanted to give Lamictal another try since it is supposed to have very good anti-depressant properties.
>Did you do the same slow titration the second time?
Yes. As in the first trial, I began with 2mg and was working my way up slowly, but when I hit 25mg this second time the anxiety became unbearable.
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