Posted by DepNYer on June 21, 2004, at 14:29:30
In reply to Re: Starting Lamictal, Anything Positive about it? » faviles, posted by theo on June 20, 2004, at 16:22:21
I'm on 400 mg of Lamictal as augmentation for TD unipolar depression (along with 300 mg imipramine, 60 mg Remeron) and it's been a wonder how well it's worked for me (everyones' milage may vary). I've had no rashes, no out of the order itches, or really any other side effects. I did raise the slowly to reach 400 mg, and at each increase I did notice some headaches, but they would resolve in a few days. I do divide my dose into 200 mg AM and PM. While I've read and seen the rare (1:4000 of adult users, although reportedly lower now that dosage increases have been reduced, the incidence is even lower, although of no consolation to those who have suffered from such horrible rections) cases of Stevens Johnson syndrome and TEN, but still felt it was worth the risk for me.
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