Posted by 4wd on November 2, 2005, at 22:55:54
In reply to Ticked off at shrink! - Lamectil problems, posted by TrishP on November 1, 2005, at 16:13:54
> Ok - I'm just ticked off at the doc. Since my insurance has reached its limit for the year, I have to wait until next year to go back to the old doc or see a totally new one.
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> Anyway - I complained that my mouth was feeling funny, gums itchy, feels like sores will pop up any day now from the Lamectil.
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> She thinks I'm being difficult and I should continue on the Lamectil - that the itchy, slightly swollen gums will pass.
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> This is the reason I stopped taking Lamectil before!
> Also - if I had relief from the 75mg of Effexor and it was supposedly only effecting my serotonin - maybe I should combine another ssri with Wellbutrin to get some relief?
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>You know, Lamictal did weird things to my mouth, too. It wasn't the gums, it was the teeth. I kept getting sharp shooting pains in different teeth. It would last a few hours then move to a different tooth. And then it settled in my bottom teeth and jaw and wouldn't go away. It took a couple of weeks after quitting it for it to go away.
It's scary to insist on something from your doc, I know. It's like they have the power of life and death (yours) in their hands and you can't risk upsetting or offending them or having think you are just being cranky or whiny. You are scared to "cry wolf."
If Lamictal was intolerable before, why would it be different now?
Marsha
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