Mari

How long is the big tongue lasting. Is it maybe a numb tongue. I'm just
curious. I think your plan to ask to extend the dosage to a longer time is a good one. And since you know your body he should be fine with it.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

good luck with the Lamictal and the pdoc
 

I hope that the pdoc is understanding, Mari.

I believe the ramp up time for Lamictal is more a precaution for the rash than side effects in general. 25mg is a very small dose. As far as I know, the 25s are only in the "starter kits" and would be the lowest strength available - maybe you can cut them in half or even quarters? I wonder if a liquid is available - often they make them for kids.

If you are sensitive even to half of a 25mg pill, the 7 week plan might need to be a 14 week plan or even longer. It depends - sometimes these kinds of side effects show up initially and then go away. That is my hope for you.

I wonder whether you might not have a different kind of response to higher doses - once you are used to the drug that is. Not everyone gets drowsy from Lamictal - some find it activating. I do not know if this can be dose dependent at all.

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I did not notice anything with it, and was not given a titration period - they do not observe it here even though the schedule you mentioned is detailed in the drug insert. The 25's are not even available here.

I took 200mg per day in divided doses. When I got put on Depakote my doctor did not adjust the dose as he should have - so it was as though I'd suddenly been bumped up to 400 mg a day. Even then I noticed nothing.
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I really hope the pdoc will work with you to find a way to make a good go of this. I hope you do not have to suffer noxious side effects for long.

Keep taking care.

waves

This is what the desk person said to me after she spoke to the pdoc about my issues regarding sleepiness:
"For the first couple of weeks it is going to be like that. Then it is going to get better."

Mari

you take it at night?
bizi

Yes, Bizi,

I took it during the day for the first dose in order to be awake to see what might happen.

The other two days I have taken it at night with the night meds.

Mari

sorry you are having side effects.....
bizi

Thank you Bizi,

Perhaps things are getting better.
It is just hard starting something new.

M

I think you are brave in starting something new knowing that you are so sensitive to meds.
bizi

Glad its getting better. I totally understand the new things being hard.

I don't usually have trouble with meds. But for some reason I did when I switched the celexa, and added two different ones.

Especially without knowing which one. Luckily its better now.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

Klonopin chaos.
 

Hi, Donna and Biz,

When I took my night meds last night/ Thursday I took the wrong Klonopin (0.5 instead of 2.0 ). :eek:
I knew something felt different but I thought that maybe the feeling was because of the Lamictal. I barely slept.
TOO MANY CHANGES! :confused:
(Late this afternoon, I figured out what had happened due to the new/ different sizes (and configureations) 4 min pdoc had given me.

Then today I was out in the sun for 30 mins and have felt weak and sleepy since then. I cannot get my head together.

Mari