Posted by notfred on March 19, 2007, at 20:45:41
In reply to Re: Lamotrigine is not good for me, posted by linkadge on March 19, 2007, at 19:40:12
Whoa ! Raise the dose no more than 25 mgs every 2 weeks to start, start at 25 mgs. If I went as fast as you are going I would get headaches. The worst I ever had. I get them just after I raise the dose, just for a day. If I started at the rate you did there is not enough lortab in the world to make it better.
From the monograph:
2 wks @25mgs/day
2 wks @50mgs/day
1 wk @100mgs/dayThats for those not taking another AED(s), if you are the schedule changes quite a bit. There are
dosing schedules here:
http://us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_lamictal.pdfSome start at 12.5; it is not uncommon to hit problems and need to drop the dose and move up more slowly. Most anyone would have side effects
at the rate you are going. Lamotrigine is for the patient, it takes 1-2 months to reach your target dose, ifLike I said, taking other anti-seizure meds effects how much you can take.
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