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I am on my 5th day of taking 25mg of lamictal and I have develope...

Posted at 10:14 PM on Aug 27, 2006 by dale_p_1230, #16919
I am on my 5th day of taking 25mg of lamictal and I have developed a sore blister cluster on the right side of my lower lip, a slight sore on the side of my tongue, my eye lid rims seem to itch, and I have to scratch a random itch on my body. I was just diagnosed as having bi-polar 11 disorder and had already have been taking prozac for a number of years for anxiety. The prozac was not helping by itself anymore and I am finding it harder and harder to keep a job. I, not to long ago, held Director positions in the Human Service field, and am now settling to take a job at a local retail store for a little more than minimum wage. Anyway, I was hoping to get the help I need from this new med but, feel it is probably not the right one for me. What will I be given next? I was given lamictal because of my fear of gaining weight an either depakote or lithium. I will call the clinic tomorrow and hope I will be squessed in to see a Dr. who can tell if this blister is from this or because i ate alot of fresh tomatoes recently. In the past , my love for tomatoes was worth the sore. but, sometomes i stayed away because i did not feel like dealing with the discomfort. Now I am rambling, but worried about this being a potential harmful side affect. Also, I do not need to become any more scattered brain then I have been lately. My own sanity seemed to deteriorate since my daughters behavior since 6th grade became umbearable. She is now in 10th grade and as of 8 months ago is not living with me. She called the police and I was jailed for a night and a day.My bility to cope with life became more and more difficult. I hope to find a regimen that will keep me from applying for disability. I am now 53 years old and have worked all of my life up until now. I feel like a kid trying to find out what I want to be when I grow up. Rambling again but this certainly has been helpful in that It gives me a chance to sort out my concerns. ThankYou
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Reply over 2 years ago on Jul 18, 2007 by witschywmn, #780

I couldn't believe it when I read your posting. I started Lamictal about five months ago as a replacement for Depakote for my bipolar as I had gained a lot of weight while I was on it. I had only been on Lamictal for a few weeks when I literally overnight developed a really strange, large, painful, itchy blister on my hand just at the base of my thumb. It's now been a month and the thing has gotten smaller but is still there. I've seen two different doctors who both told me it was not related to the Lamictal but I am not convinced as they really couldn't tell me what might have caused it. I also have other unexplainable "bug bite" type spots on my body that come and go and itch like crazy. Never had that problem before. I hate to go back to Depakote but it never bothered me in the two and a half years I was on it. I'm just not convinced Lamictal is the answer for me.

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