ladyturkey217 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 so I've made it to my therapeutic dosage of lamictal- 200 Mg! yay me! I've had almost NO side effects from the drug, headaches in the beginning but they went away. Now I'm noticing that my skin sucks. Like tiny little bumps all over my face and chest that look like acne, but aren't really. I haven't had skin problems since i was like, 15- and I'm 29 this week! I had heard that lamictal can cause THE RASH, which i obvi do not have, but I'd also heard that it could cause other "skin issues". Is this normal? Anybody else lucky enough to look like a teenager again? will it calm itself down or should i break out the proactive? lol. thanks again ! L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yes, I have the skin of a teen, and not a happy teen at that. Heh. I use retin a and find it helps a lot, except when I am on high dose quel which is what totally does in my skin. Get the bumps looked at by a derm, they should be able to help out. Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catnapper Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Have you been outside much? I find that the drugs I'm on make my already sensitive skin much more sensitive to the sun. A strong sunblock is your new best friend, even on cloudy days. Even on days when you don't plan to be outside for an extended time, you should still wear some sunblock since you can easily get 10 to 15 minutes of sun just by running errands, going to work, etc. And 10 to 15 minutes of sun is enough to get some sun damage, especially if you're fair-skinned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyturkey217 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Catnapper- thanks for bringing my attention to the sun issue. I'm mostly Italian so being out in the sun doesn't really bother me, so this year I've been headed to the beach to actually help this newfound acne problem, but it doesn't seem to be helping like it used to when i was a kid, and it might be even making it worse! I thought nothing of it till you said that. Merci Beacoup my friend! L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfred Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Catnapper- thanks for bringing my attention to the sun issue. I'm mostly Italian so being out in the sun doesn't really bother me, so this year I've been headed to the beach to actually help this newfound acne problem, but it doesn't seem to be helping like it used to when i was a kid, and it might be even making it worse! I thought nothing of it till you said that. Merci Beacoup my friend! L If it is a rash from Lamictal sun is the last thing you need. nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammakanin Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yeah, Lamictal makes your skin more senisitve to the sun. Stay out of the sun unless you've got SPF 30 or 50 on. Plus, all that sun exposure is bad for your skin anyway. i forgot to ask about that and i meant to. good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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