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Posted by firestorm on January 14, 2005, at 17:55:20
I'm on my second day with Lamictal @ 25mg and I woke up with a headache. Has anyone else had trouble with headaches? Does Advil/Tylenol/Asprin work? Do the headaches go away after a while?
My target dose is 200mg...
Posted by woolav on January 15, 2005, at 23:07:08
In reply to Headaches with Lamictal, posted by firestorm on January 14, 2005, at 17:55:20
I think it takes months to get adjusted to lamictal. I am on 250mg now and finally after a few months on that dose feel better, more balanced. Most side effects will go away. As far as headaches, I have sinusitis so i take advil all the time anyway, so i dont know if it is the meds or allergies....
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Posted by catmint on January 16, 2005, at 0:12:28
In reply to Re: Headaches with Lamictal, posted by woolav on January 15, 2005, at 23:07:08
I have been on Lamictal for over 2 years and still have headaches. Also, the blurred vision never went away, nor the confusion, anxiety, racing thoughts, irritability, and constipation.
Sorry, I'm on a "I hate Lamictal" kick because it mostly lost it's effectiveness.
Good luck though. You might feel like you have a slight cold(sore throat, runny nose) for a while and periods of irritablity.
Posted by banga on January 16, 2005, at 16:12:47
In reply to Re: Headaches with Lamictal, posted by catmint on January 16, 2005, at 0:12:28
I did have transient headaches for maybe 2 days every time I went up on the dose. Then fine afterwards. I think both aspirin and Tylenol helped.
I wish I had graphed my irritability more I don't know if it increased or decreased with Lamictal.
Posted by StevenInLB on January 16, 2005, at 18:20:24
In reply to Headaches with Lamictal, posted by firestorm on January 14, 2005, at 17:55:20
Your headache should go away in a few days on that dose. But in my experience I could never get up to much higher than 50mg without getting a daily headache on lamictal. For me, I have always been very headache prone and aspirin with caffeine combo (Anacin or Bayer-BackPain) works best. It was effective for my lamictal headaches but the headaches never went away.
Goodluck.
> I'm on my second day with Lamictal @ 25mg and I woke up with a headache. Has anyone else had trouble with headaches? Does Advil/Tylenol/Asprin work? Do the headaches go away after a while?
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> My target dose is 200mg...
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