Posted by Emme on November 25, 2003, at 14:39:14
In reply to Re: Lamictal dosage increase intervals, posted by lepus on November 25, 2003, at 11:31:40
> Thanks for your reply. Basically, I felt he was uneducated because he told me nothing of the rash!
Bad news. Either he's ignorant or irresponsible about giving patients approrpiate information. Given how much the rash risk is talked about, I'm betting the latter.
> He didn't tell me to look out for it or that it was dangerous! When I asked about increasing the dose so slowly he said that it was not because of the danger of the rash but just "how they do it".
Bad news. Get another pdoc. Maybe he was trying not to scare you or something, but everyone else's doctors tell them to be on the lookout for a rash. Most of the time the rash is harmless, but it needs to be taken seriously just in case.
> Phone calls haven't been returned even when I have stated it was an emergency, etc.
That's very bad. Good luck finding someone new. You need someone more on top of things to guide you with a tricky drug.
> But thanks for the info on my titration schedule.
You're welcome.
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