Comments on: Lamotrigine and Rashes: Not a great combination

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:06:24 +0000

Started taking Lamotrigine yesterday then I read the article below I won’t be taking any more of it :

http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/12691/stevens-johnson-syndrome-sjs-6.html

By: Hayley

Hayley — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:45:35 +0000

Dude, its not worth it. I was only 25mg Lamictal for 2 weeks, got a slight rash from it but nothing serious. Stopped taking the pills and now 1 week later im lying in hospital with SJS. From a normal, ourgoing, fun loving, young girl to a complete monstor looking ugly creature. Luckily I will survive, however I have no idea how long it will take before I look half normal, before I can be in public and what the long term effects will be.

Chuck the pills…

By: Gabriel...

Gabriel... — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:31:48 +0000

Are you washing? It could be you’re not washing. Do you smell? If you’re not washing you’d probably smell… so that’d be one possibility.

I was in a double-blind trial in which they were testing the effects of taking Lithium and Lamotrigine together. I’m 99.99% positive I was getting both. When I’d lay down to sleep I’d get this sensation just at the base of my skull — it felt like when you pull a string until it frays and breaks… only, you know, inside my brain. Ever since then I have issues with those pills.

Actually, my psychiatrist has recently been gently prodding me to switch from lithium to the lamotrigine… I have to ditch the Seroquel this summer because of this diabetes thing so I’m thinking of switching the whole regimen.

If the pills are working for you, and the rash hasn’t spread to anything vital, I’d say go with what works but let the doctor know. But if the rash spreads to your genital region I’d definitely suggest tossing the pills out the window.

By: titaniumrose

titaniumrose — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:14:08 +0000

I had a similar kind of thing happen when I took Lamictal and the doctor yanked me off it right away. I was so disappointed because I was doing so well on it. Now I’ve got a new doc who says we might be able to try it again and not worry so much about the rash.

Good luck with your rash, I hope it turns out to be nothing!