Bueler Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Hi, I know this is sort of a medical question, so general guidance or personal experiences would be appreciated. I did the 6 week titration to 100mg Lamictal (yay!), and no rash or any skin conditions whatsoever. My doctor said I could go to 150mg and then to 200mg. I upped my dose to 150mg yesterday. How soon do you think before I can go to the 200mg dosage? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherta7 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 After I finished the starter pack, my pdoc waited two weeks and then increased my dosage to 200. Two weeks later I went up to 300 and so on. The only problems I had was on the starter pack. I got so sick after taking Lamictal. I was throwing up and felt like shit. After I finished the starter pack and my body got used to the medicine, I was fine. Everyone is different though. So that is my personal experience. I really like Lamictal. I haven't had any issues with it. I take that back. I got "Lamictal Acne" from the medicine. I found a great cleanser system that took care of that. Also, the back of my head always itched for some reason. It has ceased now, but I have heard of others having these issues as well. But hey, I will take anything as long as my meds work. Good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarie Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Most likely you'll increase in two weeks if you and your doc agree to go to 200mg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nalgas Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Like everyone else has been saying, the usual route with Lamictal is to wait two weeks between changes in dosage, whether increasing or decreasing it. It seems to reduce the chance of side effect occurrence significantly compared to going faster. The one major exception is reducing/stopping it more quickly because of a major adverse reaction, like The Rash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I have an aggressive pdoc, so I went up by 50 mg a week until I reached 250 mg. I did feel like crap though - migraines, sore joints, bad fatigue - but I didn't get any rashes so I guess it's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bueler Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Just an update... I've been on 200mg for 3 days now. No physical side effects. I do feel excessively depressed though. I think I'm still getting used to the dose... hopefully this doesn't last long. Above all, no rash or itching Edit: I got 90 200mg Lamictal tablets from Costco for $12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Just an update... I've been on 200mg for 3 days now. No physical side effects. I do feel excessively depressed though. I think I'm still getting used to the dose... hopefully this doesn't last long. Above all, no rash or itching Edit: I got 90 200mg Lamictal tablets from Costco for $12. I'm glad you're side effect free...that's great. That said, I hope it kicks in to help with the depression ASAP, since that's presumably the goal behind taking it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bueler Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 5 days later... I don't really feel depressed anymore (or manic)... how nice is that? Now I just hope it stays that way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 5 days later... I don't really feel depressed anymore (or manic)... how nice is that? Now I just hope it stays that way... I hope it stays that way as well. 200 is a great threshold for a lot of people, though people go higher. If it doesn't hang around, that's always an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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