Posted by SLS on April 6, 2013, at 7:28:48
In reply to Lou's warning-SJS-TEN » Englishman006!, posted by Lou Pilder on April 6, 2013, at 6:59:30
Lou offers good advice.
- Scott
> > Hi all, has anyone on this board developed dark pigmentation patches (melasma) on their face after taking Lamotrigine (Lamictal)? I'm mixed race and I think that makes me more prone but it began after about 1 month of treatment. I've read that Lamotrigine binds to melanin in the skin so it would make sense but I can't find it listed as a side effect anywhere?006,
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> 006,
> One thing here is to make sure that what the spots are is not Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrosis. There are cases of this syndrome in people taking Lamictal. It can be a life-time of pain, blindness and disfigurement or death from SJS or TEN.
> So don't think twice, and go to someone that can rule-out SJS, such as a hospital that has a burns unit.
> SJS starts on the face and trunk, so see if there are spots on your trunk. IT also goes to the membranous tissues. TEN has the skin come off and people die from the infection that gets in.
> Lou
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