Posted by yxibow on June 29, 2009, at 4:42:30
In reply to Generic Lamictal--cause of tongue problems?, posted by NCDR on June 28, 2009, at 19:38:10
> I have been having bumps of two kinds on my tongue since early Feb: white in the middle crevice (mid tongue) and then just bumps--on tip of tongue. Both kinds are painful. I have been to my GP twice and she said she thought it was a food allergy and said to watch spicy foods, etc. My psychiatrist didn't think it was med related, but I didn't think to ask him re: generic.
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> I just put it together that early Feb was when I started to be given generic Lamictal by my medication provider (one of those mail order houses) rather than brand name Lamictal. Could that be causing this? Only other med I'm on is Equetro (time release Tegretol), but I'd been on that combo since summer 2008 with no problems until Feb. Any ideas or experience?
I wasn't aware they were marketing a time release -- Trileptal has far fewer side effects than Tegretol though. But that's possibly a reason for the extended release other than patent extending, I'm not sure.
Generic lamotrigine is commonplace now... I so far have gotten what I believe is the Teva brand from image pictures.
I'm not sure that spicy foods necessarily have anything to do with allergies -- its commonplace to be told to avoid those when you're sick or nauseated.. but who knows.I have doubts it has anything to do with the generic Lamictal, that is a sort of rare place I would think to see anything remotely suggestive of SJS or any rash like things which I think usually show up externally first.
Nevertheless, you might want to be referred to a dermatologist/allergist to further investigate it if it continues.
It is true in medicine to suspect the last thing that happened, but you're still getting lamotrigine, it just may be at a slightly (yes, we can get into arguments about generics) different concentration than you had before.
Have you observed any change in mood or depression that would suggest something to do with the Lamictal, which is generally used for both ?
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