Posted by FluffMama on November 29, 2010, at 1:05:50
In reply to Re: lamictal induced psychotic (permanent) TD, posted by Jeroen on November 28, 2010, at 17:10:32
> yes possible, but lamictal made my psychosis from normal to acute and permanent so i need to take meds until i die
Jeroem, I think you can rest easy about Lamictal causing a psychotic state to last permanently. There is no recorded instance of this taking place, and instead, Lamictal is given to patients to help them with psychotic episodes and keep the episodes from recurring. A psychotic episode is never considered normal, and it is taken very seriously. So once you have an episode, Lamictal is prescribed to prevent another one. In other words, if you have one psychotic episode, you demonstrate to the Doctor that you are vulnerable to this type of disorder, and since nobody wants to see psychotic episodes repeated, you do end up on a medication for "life" so to speak. I am also on Lamictal for Bipolar disorder and it is a great mood stabilizer, but I don't like having to take it either for the rest of my life. But I guess diabetics and other people with different health problems have to take meds for the rest of their lives too, so I try to not think about it.
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