Posted by rod on March 14, 2004, at 5:51:44
In reply to Lamictal = Back pain, weight gain, and hair loss?, posted by Stephiroth on March 14, 2004, at 1:41:34
> Hello everyone! I stumbled upon this site quite by accident and have found it to be rather helpful and supportive. ^^ I just started on Lamictal to treat bi-polar depression and I have some questions about the medication.
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> I think I'm experiencing some side effects, which I can't be positive of, but am pretty sure of since nothing else about my lifestyle has changed.
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> I've been on Lamictal for 3 weeks now -- 2 weeks of 25g every other day and 1 week of 25g every day -- and during this week, I've noticed a few things that I don't think could have been provoked by anything else.
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> I've been gaining some weight -- not a lot, but it's noticeable, losing hair -- not in clumps, but the hair is falling out easier and in greater amounts, and experiencing, quite randomly, back pain. o_O;;;
>I also got severe backpain from lamictal in the begining. But this somehow went away with time. But I didnt experienced hair loss (lucky me)
> I was wondering if these are normal side effects or are these other health issues I should be concerned about.
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> Oh yes, and about my dosage... I have a long history of being hyper-sensitive towards medications, so my Pdoc is starting me out niiice and easy. ^^
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> Please help?
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> Thanks a lot in advance!
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> - Meanother Me
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