Posted by SheilaC on July 22, 2009, at 20:35:43
In reply to Re: Tiny dose of Lamictil? » SheilaC, posted by emme on July 22, 2009, at 19:29:31
> > I am trying Lamictil (again), but this time my doc has me starting a tiny dose of just 5mg to ease my way up. The other time I tried it I had the starter pack (I don't know what dose it starts at) and I had problems around day 10 or 12 (again, I can't remember the dose on the starter pack on those days).
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> > The reason I stopped it was because it made my mouth/gums feel weird. I am hoping by starting a really tiny dose it may help to keep the weird side effects away.
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> > Anyone ever start this small of a dose?
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> > Anyone ever have the weird mouth/gum feelings I had?
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> > Thanks for any info.
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> > I am also taking Seroquel and Klonopin.
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> I started Lamictal at 2 mg. It was a retrial - I had gotten a rash during my first attempt, in which I started at 12.5 mg.
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> I have not had the gums/mouth problem, although I did feel fluish and had tight muscles for the first few weeks during the titration.
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> Good luck.
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> emme
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Emme, what dose are you up to now? How long did you take at the 2mg, 5mg etc.? How long did it take you to get to your standard dose without side effects? Thanks for the info.
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