Posted by JohnL on December 13, 2000, at 5:25:39
In reply to lamictal, posted by Bob on December 12, 2000, at 23:00:15
> I recently began adding Lamictal to my regimen of Celexa (20mg daily), and T3/T4 (12.5mcg each daily) I am in the middle of my second week of taking 50mg daily according to the "plan" which requires a slow buildup. My understanding is that this is required due to the risk of a possibly life threatening rash. In the days immediately following beginning this medecine I began experiencing itchiness on various areas of my body, such as my arms, hands, legs, and waist. Upon examination, I couldn't really see any rashes, and my psych said that "if you have to guess, then it's not a problem". Well, this week, the itchiness has become slightly less, but it seems that in the region of my back upper arms (triceps) there is a very slight (barely discernible) rash. Nothing I would be concerned about if circumstances were anything other than what they are. My question is: does anyone have experience with developing itchiness in the beginning of Lamictal treatment, only to have it subside later, or am I heading down an undesirable path?
Hi Bob,
You might do well to stay at your current dose before increasing further, just long enough to let things settle down. And when you do increase dose, Lamictal can be easily split in half. Increase by halftabs instead of whole tabs. I too had slight itching, a possible rash, and a slight twitch in one eye when I started Lamictal. After that, I increased in 12.5 increments instead of 25mg increments, about every four days. The symptoms all disappeared. Lamictal ended up not helping me much, and oddly when I discontinued it slowly those same symptoms reappeared and then disappeared.Try 12.5mg every 4 to 7 days.
John
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