Posted by SLS on October 31, 2005, at 17:04:30
In reply to Help me! Mouth sores with Lamictil..., posted by TrishP on October 31, 2005, at 16:14:15
> I've only been on Lamictil for 4 days and my mouth is starting to feel funny again. I tried Lamictil a year ago and I thought my teeth were going to fall out.
If you are actually developing sores in and around your mouth, or anywhere else from the neck and above, you might be experiencing the serious rash reaction that one must always watch for when starting Lamictal. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome can be fatal.
I can't tell from your description whether you should be alarmed or not. You are going to have to speak to your doctor about this. If it is the rash-reaction, you are going to need to discontinue Lamictal immediately. It can often be restarted at a lower dosage and using a more gradual dosage titration.
> I'm afraid to go back to Effexor due to the awful discontinuation syndrome.
You don't have to discontinue something if it works. Why did you discontinue it the first time? If your depression is recurrent, it might be desirable to continue treatment indefinitely. Besides, there are tricks to withdrawing from Effexor with a minimum of discomfort. This includes flexible dosing for which you are in control of dosing. You simply take a minute amount of Effexor as soon as you feel the withdrawal symptoms appear.
> I like taking Wellbutrin - it just makes me a little hypomanic sometimes.The hypomania might be an easy thing to treat. If Wellbutrin controls the depression, but leaves you hypomanic, you can simply add an antimanic drug to stabilize your mood.
What is it about about Wellbutrin monotherapy that you find inadequate?
- Scott
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