lamictal side-effect?? - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

Curls22 · 02-05-2004, 08:58 AM

Hello, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE someone tell me if this is a side-effect of lamictal. i am always over-reacting to things because i am so paranoid still over that rash business. Well, to try not to be too gross, it feels like there is a sore inside my nose in my left side. Is it possible it is from that? Because, i know it said stuff about mouth sores, but i dont remember if it said something about nose... or is it just that i've had a cold recently? im gonna try to find something to tell me if its a possible side-effect or not... i just don't know what i did with the handy dandy pamphlet... Thanks

wobbly · 02-05-2004, 04:10 PM

Hi Curls,
Well, if you could get a sore in your mouth, it does seem possible you could get one in your nose--I mean, they're both lined with mucous membrane. If I can just be even more icky, it is possible to get a pimple-like sore inside your nose, particularly if you've just had a cold. I've had them several times and they get really sore!
Don't panic until you check your pamphlet. Again, sorry for being gross.

angie75 · 02-05-2004, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Curls22

Hello, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE someone tell me if this is a side-effect of lamictal. i am always over-reacting to things because i am so paranoid still over that rash business. Well, to try not to be too gross, it feels like there is a sore inside my nose in my left side. Is it possible it is from that? Because, i know it said stuff about mouth sores, but i dont remember if it said something about nose... or is it just that i've had a cold recently? im gonna try to find something to tell me if its a possible side-effect or not... i just don't know what i did with the handy dandy pamphlet... Thanks

It never hurts to consult yor doc, but here is my experience. When you get a serious reaction to Lamictal, it would not generally involve your nose. I know the info about serious rashes is scary, but when I had that reaction (and had to go off it right away), the rash was all over.

I hope that helps.

Angie

Curls22 · 02-05-2004, 07:33 PM

Hey guys, thanks for responding. i put a call into my doctor earlier, and another doctor called and told me to go off of it. he said that if i was prone to seizures to ween off of it, but his gut feeling was for me to just stop it right away. i guess it is like the ones in your mouth. i dont know. its all pretty scary if you ask me. so ive been flipping out about this all day. like, what are they going to try me on next? i just want to go off all of it. for real. all of it. this just isnt worth it. im supposed to have a date tomorrow night, how am i supposed to explain to him that i have these painful open sores up my nose and im in some wacked out mood so i just can't deal with some new boy kissing up to me?????? OOHHHHHHHHHHH WHYYYY DO WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS?????????? Alright, i'll stop now. i am just in one heck of a mood.

Grantophus · 02-05-2004, 08:33 PM

That's a bummer about your reaction. The only side effect I was aware of was the rash stuff... I've been on Lamictal for over a year now, and have loved it. I have no side-effects, and day-to-day, I don't even notice the medication.

Lithium was brutal on me. It drowned me out, and I just felt kinda rusted or something... that's the best description I can give. So I switched to Depakote after taking a "medication vacation." It was better, and I felt much better for a while. It really helped with my downs. But then I started putting on weight... 30 pounds in a year or so. And I felt exhausted all the time. I went off of it, but managed to do fine for over a year...

Now that I'm finally settled in, I have a regimine of taking stuff once a day, loading my Lamictal in the morning, which seems to work (I have a hard time remembering to take afternoon/evening meds). I honestly don't even notice it. It's like taking an allergy pill. As far as withdrawal, I get butterflies in my head & feel disoriented if I miss a day. Otherwise, if any of y'all are really struggling w/ harsh meds, it might be something to look into.