Posted by BWL on April 16, 2004, at 18:00:45
In reply to Re: Lamictil side effects, weight gain?jtevers, posted by girl1969 on January 21, 2004, at 22:18:38
Hi. For the past 10 years I've been told that I suffer from depression & ADHD as well as an anxiety disorder. I just started seeing a new doc & after filling out some forms, he feels that I'm more appropriately Bipolar. Who figured? Not me. Anyway, he put me on Lamictal (the starter dosage kit thing for 4 weeks)as well as Wellbutrin XR150.
Then, he goes into this long discourse about how occassionallly, rarely, not very often...a rash can occur...and sometimes, even more rarely...it could be fatal. Ok. That like totally freaked me out. After all, I do suffer from an anxiety disorder.
When he saw my apprehension he prescribed Klonopin to ease my anxiety. Yes, for the past 3 days, I've slept well. But I'm so freaked out about getting that "sometimes, rarely, fatal skin rash" that I find myself checking for it all the time. And the MASSIVE headache I've now got, well, I don't know if it's because of the RX or because I'm so anxious.
Yep, I freak out over death causing stuff. All I want to know is...should I REALLY be THAT worried about it?
Thanks a bundle. BWL
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