Posted by Tamika on July 23, 2009, at 11:04:31
I found this site and had found some information on Lamictal that has most likely saved me from many medication changes and hope from headaches.
I started lamictal and gradually increased dose and gradually my headaches got worse but not everyday.
I take adderall and I use it only on days that I work or when I need to study...so I was off of it for 6 days and continued the lamictal and everyday the headache got worse until my head felt it was literally going to explode...I landed in the ER and they snowed me with non-narcotic drugs and I slept for two days woke up HA free...took my lamictal and had a headache within one hour..I also had a class later that day so I took my adderall and after taking it my headache went away. I did not put the two together until I read a thread by John on here and today I took lamictal and had a raging headache took my adderall and now an hour later my headache has faded and is almost gone.... I am hoping this is my cure for my lamictal headaches.
On a side note I do take all of my other medications faithfully and at the same times everyday...the only one I ever miss is the adderall. Lamictal has been a miracle drug for me and leveling me out and I was not looking forward to changing it..my Dr was going to have me take 100mg am and 100mg pm for three days and if the headaches did not get better I was going to go to Lamictal 100mg and Trilipal 300mg both one time daily and when I asked about Triliptal she said it is not as good as Lamictal but we cannot have you in the ER with headaches so we will have to try it....
Thankyou John for your information I had been searching for days for the cause of Lamictal headaches.
poster:Tamika
thread:908167
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