Posted by ed_uk on November 5, 2006, at 16:19:58
In reply to Re: Lamictal, when will it ever work? » clint878, posted by ronaldo on November 5, 2006, at 13:21:20
>It must take for ever to get there at 25 mg per week titration. About six months I reckon.
When lamotrigine is used alone, the usual titration schedule is as follows........
25mg per day for 14 days
50mg per day for a further 14 days then 75mg or 100mg dailyOnce you've reached 100mg per day, the dose can be increased by a *maximum* of 50-100mg every 7-14 days. In the treatment of epilepsy, as monotherapy, the usual maintenance dose is 100-200mg per day. Similar doses are used to treat bipolar disorder. The highest dose I've seen on a prescription was 700mg per day - or 800mg I forget (for epilepsy).
Regards
Ed
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