Posted by Ron Hill on January 24, 2005, at 23:13:18
In reply to Ron: Quick Question about Lamictal, Thank You » Ron Hill, posted by smith562 on January 23, 2005, at 7:59:04
Smith,
I'm not the best person to ask about Lamictal because my pdoc and I added it to my cocktail only two months ago. I tend to get rashes from any of the moodstabilizers (AED's and Lithobid) so it's no suprize that I get a rash from Lamictal. I've ramped up VERY slowly (I'm up to 50 mg/day after two months) and yet I have developed a pronounced rash problem from Lamictal. My pdoc wants to hold at 50 mg/day until we see if the rash will go away.
Therefore, as you can see, I'm not the best person to ask, because I'm not even up to a theraputic dose level. Others on this board are much better qualified to answer your questions. However, I have noticed that your experience of obtaining early but short-lived benefit from Lamictal seems to be a common complaint with this particular medication. Further, short-term benefit is often reported after each small increase.
I like Lamictal (except for the rash). I like the way it feels in my brain. But I'm not on a high enough dose to make any conclusions yet. I also tried Lamictal several years ago (1998) but I had to discontinue due to rash. I started at way too high of a dosage back then.
-- Ron
Bipolar II and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Traits
600 mg/day Lithobid
900 mg/day Trileptal
50 mg/day Lamictal
5 mg/day Adderall XR for just one day when needed to chase away the bipolar atypical depression demons. If I take Adderall XR for more than one day at a time, it induces "pstim burnout" symptoms.
-------------------------------------------------> Hey Ron,
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> I have a feeling I am BPII ... father is BP II and I have this tough atypical depression with panic that low dose lithium helps. I keep playing with lamictal ... seem to work great for 3 days then nothing. How is lamictal working for you?
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> Thank a million ...
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> Smith
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> PS I had read Colin's troubles with lamictal in the past
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