Posted by PeterMartin on February 21, 2016, at 2:16:45
In reply to Lamictal toxicity, posted by porkpiehat on February 20, 2016, at 21:46:38
I had been having high blood pressure (chest pain/palpitations) recently as well. I can't be 100% sure it is/was the Lamictal but after 7 yrs of taking 100mg I've finally decided to try to come off. I also take Lithium, Marplan, and Seroquel though so it could be the combo etc even though it's been more or less the same since 2010. I came off Marplan for a month and that didn't fix the bp issue so I went back on it.
Can I ask what brand of generic lamictal you used?
There are some threads that come up if you google lamictal generic that indicate some people definitely have issues w/ the generic. Most seem to say Teva is the best and close to original. Sadly that's the brand I've been using since it went generic in 2013 and I've had issues. Your issues are with the brand right? That's interesting also....
But to get to the point yes I have had what I believe to be similar high bp/palpitation issues due to lamictal. I'm trying to be overly paranoid about checking my BP but from one check it has come down to my normal (~128/85) from averaging (150/100) last fall w/ lamictal in my cocktail....
Good luck.
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