shelz Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hi I'm shelley I was put on lamictal and titrating up. But something told me not to. I started to get a rash and just felt I'll on it. So I cold turkey ed per my primary. From 25 mg I'm in severe wd. Tinnitus high muscle spasms yesterday tired today wired. Is this gonna be like benzo or is lamictal a quicker wd. I'm just not sure. If I should reinstate but it's only 25 mg. And concerned about rash. Link to comment
shelz Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hi I'm shelley I was put on lamictal and titrating up. But something told me not to. I started to get a rash and just felt I'll on it. So I cold turkey ed per my primary. From 25 mg I'm in severe wd. Tinnitus high muscle spasms yesterday tired today wired. Is this gonna be like benzo or is lamictal a quicker wd. I'm just not sure. If I should reinstate but it's only 25 mg. And concerned about rash. Link to comment
Member cymbaltawithdrawal5600 Posted May 7, 2015 Member Share Posted May 7, 2015 WARNING SERIOUS SKIN RASHES LAMICTAL® can cause serious rashes requiring hospitalization and discontinuation of treatment. The incidence of these rashes, which have included Stevens- Johnson syndrome, is approximately 0.8% (8 per 1,000) in pediatric patients (aged 2 to 16 years) receiving LAMICTAL as adjunctive therapy for epilepsy and 0.3% (3 per 1,000) in adults on adjunctive therapy for epilepsy. In clinical trials of bipolar and other mood disorders, the rate of serious rash was 0.08% (0.8 per 1,000) in adult patients receiving LAMICTAL as initial monotherapy and 0.13% (1.3 per 1,000) in adult patients receiving LAMICTAL as adjunctive therapy. In a prospectively followed cohort of 1,983 pediatric patients (aged 2 to 16 years) with epilepsy taking adjunctive LAMICTAL, there was 1 rash-related death. In worldwide postmarketing experience, rare cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis and/or rash-related death have been reported in adult and pediatric patients, but their numbers are too few to permit a precise estimate of the rate. Other than age, there are as yet no factors identified that are known to predict the risk of occurrence or the severity of rash caused by LAMICTAL. There are suggestions, yet to be proven, that the risk of rash may also be increased by (1) coadministration of LAMICTAL with valproate (includes valproic acid and divalproex sodium), (2) exceeding the recommended initial dose of LAMICTAL, or (3) exceeding the recommended dose escalation for LAMICTAL. However, cases have occurred in the absence of these factors. Nearly all cases of life-threatening rashes caused by LAMICTAL have occurred within 2 to 8 weeks of treatment initiation. However, isolated cases have occurred after prolonged treatment (e.g., 6 months). Accordingly, duration of therapy cannot be relied upon as means to predict the potential risk heralded by the first appearance of a rash. Although benign rashes are also caused by LAMICTAL, it is not possible to predict reliably which rashes will prove to be serious or life threatening. Accordingly, LAMICTAL should ordinarily be discontinued at the first sign of rash, unless the rash is clearly not drug related. Discontinuation of treatment may not prevent a rash from becoming life threatening or permanently disabling or disfiguring. From this site. What happened and how I arrived here: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4243-cymbaltawithdrawal5600-introduction/#entry50878 July 2016 I have decided to leave my story here at SA unfinished. I have left my contact information in my profile for anyone who wishes to talk to me. I have a posting history spanning nearly 4 years and 3000+ posts all over the site. Thank you to all who participated in my recovery. I'll miss talking to you but know that I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines, suffering and rejoicing with you in spirit, as you go on in your journey. Link to comment
Lexy Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 How many days were you on lamo? I was prescribed lamo 25mg for effexor wds. Was on it for 5 days. I felt the way you are talking about. Doctor told me to stop after 5 days as it was too activating on me. He mentioned it would take a week or two to resolve side effects. Started Effexor August 2012 Sept'12-150mg=extreme anxiety Oct'12 cut half-75mg severe wds Feb 2013 68.5mg. Mar'13- 65mg. Apr'13-59mg. May'13-57mg. June '13-52mg Aug'13 49.75mg. Sep'13-48.75. Nov'13-47mg Dec'13-45..5mg May 2014 42mg. Jun'14 40mg (depressive mood started). Aug'14 -40mg/ started brintellix 2.5mg Oct '14 -39 Nov'14 36.89 Dec'14 34.45 Jan 2015- 31 Feb'15 29mg. Mar'15 26.72. Apr'15 24.48. May'15 22.31mg. Jun'15 20.30mg Aug'15-18.89. Oct'15 16.96. Nov/16- 16.10. Dec/15- 15mg Jan 2016-14.22. May'16 11.45. Aug'16-9.60. Sep/16- 8.88mg. Oct/16- 8.39mg. Nov/16- 8.13. Dec/16- 7.89 Link to comment
shelz Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 I was on it for four weeks. Tooo long. Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted May 7, 2015 Administrator Share Posted May 7, 2015 Welcome, shelz. The rash is a very bad adverse effect. I hesitate to suggest a tad of lamotrigine, such as 2mg, to take the edge off the withdrawal symptoms. If you're interested, here's how to titrate Tips for tapering off Lamictal (lamotrigine) This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
shelz Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 I hesitate to reinstate. Due to the rash. I just hope it dosnt last long Link to comment
shelz Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 I don't even think my doc thought I would go through wd bc I was on it for such short time Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted May 7, 2015 Administrator Share Posted May 7, 2015 Many people do better with fish oil and magnesium supplements, seehttp://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/36-king-of-supplements-omega-3-fatty-acids-fish-oil/http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1300-magnesium-natures-calcium-channel-blocker/ This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
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