Posted by BarbaraCat on April 24, 2004, at 21:11:15
In reply to Darn it! I got a Lamictal rash! UGH!, posted by bwl on April 23, 2004, at 17:42:45
This isn't something to yuck it up about, my friend. This is not something to just keep your fingers crossed about. I came down with Stevens Johnson Syndrome and believe me, it's serious stuff. I didn't get it from Lamictal per se because I'd been off it for 3 months, but I believe that Lam created an inflammatory condition that sensitized me to other drugs. When I was taking Lamictal I started getting very itchy and my skin felt very weird. I never got the rash because at that point I realized something was amiss and began to titrate myself off it, stopping completely. A few months later under treatment with a naturopath, I took DMPS to chelate mercury. DMPS can also cause 'the rash' and I was one of the rare percentage that got it. It started with a slight rash which progressed into a full body rash, blisters on my lips, down my throat, in my vagina, anus, ear canals. I was bleeding from every orifice. I spent a night in the hospital and 2 weeks in bed. Luckily I stopped the medication early enough and the rash did not progress to its later stage. Four weeks later and I am still wiped out. From now on I will be very cautious about anything I put into my body.
Take this very seriously and start finding out everything you can about it. Do some web searches on erythema multiform and Stevens Johnson Syndrome. It will scare the daylights out of you. If you've come down with even a slight rash, take action. Do not leave this up to your doctor who may not be familiar enough with it. A 'slight rash' is serious. This medication has caused an inflammatory reaction in you. If it progresses it can kill you. Your body is telling you something.
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