Posted by Emme on September 21, 2003, at 16:51:42
In reply to Re: Lamictal: any rash?..... » charly, posted by katia on September 21, 2003, at 15:53:46
She's probably talking about me. In brief, started Lamictal, got small harmless short-lived rash (little pink area about 2 inches). Saw dermatologist. Stopped drug.
Tried other stuff that didn't work.
Went back on Lamictal with a slower titration (5 to 7.5 mg/week) and got the little pink area a couple more times and one flushing reaction on my upper chest. All of these disappeared within 24 hours or sooner. Because they were so quick to go away and I had supervision, we continued with the drug despite the rashes. Now I'm at 275 mg, no more rashes, and can safely increase by 25 mg.
'Course after all that hard work, I feel so horribly depressed it's alarming....still working on the right augmentation. (yes, it did help a lot at first and my doc says many of her patients maintain good effectiveness on this drug).
Emme
> I have heard of someone on this board who quit due to it, then restarted and got the rash again, but continued on thru' it (under doc's supervision and advice) and the minor rash went away. It wasn't the deadly one. She said she was still on it.
> When does your rash appear? At the start of the dosing or in the middle?
> How quickly do you titrate up?
> katia
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