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GreenPartyVoter

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10. 25mg is too much. A lot of doctors will do half that or even less to start you off. Lamictal carries

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 10:26 AM

Jan 2012

a pretty high risk of Stevens-Johnson and TENS rash reactions if you start too high. It took me months to get to a 100mg dose.

Personally, I liked it. I think it was helping me, but I needed another med to tamp down the hypomania that it kicked in.

Definitely does not sound like it was the right med for you, tho, and I am not sure why they would give it to you if you were fine on your other meds. I wish there was a better way for them to treat brain illnesses other than just by guessing!

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Any one have experience with Lamictal? [View all] BeHereNow Jan 2012 OP

i was prescribed it for gad. mopinko Jan 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #2

My daughter took it for seizure and became so dehydrated because she could not keep anything jwirr Jan 2012 #3

No experience with it. Neoma Jan 2012 #4

i've been dx bp II and that's what they had me on fizzgig Jan 2012 #5

A little. JoeyT Jan 2012 #6

Well, no more Lamictal for me... severe ADR with first dose. BeHereNow Jan 2012 #7

Crazy meds are a crapshoot. hunter Jan 2012 #8

Thanks Hunter- BeHereNow Jan 2012 #9

25mg is too much. A lot of doctors will do half that or even less to start you off. Lamictal carries GreenPartyVoter Jan 2012 #10

My daughter and I have both had luck with lamictal for treating our bipolar. momto3 Jan 2012 #11