Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems?

pmflaherty · 07-09-2006, 03:47 PM

Just wondering if anyone knows if there are any problems with withdrawal symptoms with lamictal. I just dont want to get anal raped like paxil did to me trying to come off it. I know there are risks of a rash but I have had no problems but I dont know if withdrawal will do it. I want to come off it cold turkey. Thanks anyone.

Charlie · 07-09-2006, 03:53 PM

I don't know anything about withdrawing from Lamictal but I would suggest that caution might be a good thing. If it were me I'd try to taper but at what speed I don't know. Isn't this an anti seizure medication they sometimes use as a mood stabilizer?

Bern · 07-09-2006, 05:33 PM

I came off of it with no problems after being on it for 2 months. I was put on it because they misdiagnosed me with bipolar. (((stupid people))) The reason why I was misdiagnosed with bipolar was because paxil withdrawal symptoms mimic bipolar. But after being on a small dose on it for about 2 months, I had no problems coming off.

scotty · 07-09-2006, 05:42 PM

"Withdrawal Seizures: As with other AEDs, LAMICTAL should not be abruptly discontinued. In patients with epilepsy there is a possibility of increasing seizure frequency. In clinical trials in patients with Bipolar Disorder, 2 patients experienced seizures shortly after abrupt withdrawal of LAMICTAL. However, there were confounding factors that may have contributed to the occurrence of seizures in these bipolar patients. Unless safety concerns require a more rapid withdrawal, the dose of LAMICTAL should be tapered over a period of at least 2 weeks

Bern · 07-09-2006, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty

"Withdrawal Seizures: As with other AEDs, LAMICTAL should not be abruptly discontinued. In patients with epilepsy there is a possibility of increasing seizure frequency. In clinical trials in patients with Bipolar Disorder, 2 patients experienced seizures shortly after abrupt withdrawal of LAMICTAL. However, there were confounding factors that may have contributed to the occurrence of seizures in these bipolar patients. Unless safety concerns require a more rapid withdrawal, the dose of LAMICTAL should be tapered over a period of at least 2 weeks

OMG the doctors took me off of it within a day or 2!

scotty · 07-09-2006, 06:27 PM

In my opinion there is no psychiatric drug that is safe to cold turkey off of.

Locky · 07-09-2006, 08:39 PM

For some reason when I word Lamictal, it makes me think of that commercial with John Madden, where he is advertising for Tough Acting Tanactin. BOOM! just my thoughts

pmflaherty · 07-10-2006, 12:26 AM

thanks scotty for the technical info about seizures. The thing that is strange is that they put me on Lamictal to reduce the paxil withdrawal symptoms. I hate using the word symptoms cause it makes me feel like the **** I suffer from is just a little side note to something, when in reality it is the cause of my problems. It's also funny that Glaxo makes the drug they now use to reduce problems that another one of thier drug caused me. Irony. Bern, you know what I mean. Prescribing more meds for symptoms caused from another drug.. fun little cycle. That is why i want to get off lamictal. That and what I read recently, basically that they don't know how it works. I think I am going to continue its use for a while longer because I guess it is helping in a little way. Either that, or the paxil withdrawal lets up a little more after each drop and therefore I feel better. I would like to believe the ladder. Thanks guys!

angels · 07-10-2006, 06:15 AM

keep the spirit, Pat. Your music is pretty cool.

summer bee · 07-10-2006, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Locky

For some reason when I word Lamictal, it makes me think of that commercial with John Madden, where he is advertising for Tough Acting Tanactin. BOOM! just my thoughts

Are you thinking of...Lamisal? Lamisol? That's what I thought of when I read the word "Lamictal", too!

Sigrid · 07-11-2006, 09:01 AM

I tried Lamictal for a week before I started weaning from Paxil. I was at 12.5 cr at the time. Within 3 days I felt extremely down, and by the 7th day I called the doc. He told me to go off it - it was obviously causing depressive symptoms. After two days off of Lamictal, the sadness lifted, and I didn't notice any negative effects or withdrawal. Nothing like the Paxil withdrawal that came later.

fosey · 08-17-2006, 11:11 AM

I was on Lamictal for over a year and felt great for about 3 months on it. Then I became irritated and pissed all the time. I also got head aches everyday. Granted I am a head case and am working on alot but I finally made up my mind to end my use of it. I came off of it by decreasing every week; I of course went faster than I told my doctor but I still tappered off and it was awful. I was cycling fast though out the day and I was really scared becuz my paranoia came back full force. I stuck it out though and have just this week started feeling better. It took about a month!!!

Devii · 08-17-2006, 02:48 PM

I quit Lamictal (100mg) cold-turkey earlier this month. I've had no problems whatsoever.

07-09-2006, 03:47 PM	#1
pmflaherty Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 267	Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? Just wondering if anyone knows if there are any problems with withdrawal symptoms with lamictal. I just dont want to get anal raped like paxil did to me trying to come off it. I know there are risks of a rash but I have had no problems but I dont know if withdrawal will do it. I want to come off it cold turkey. Thanks anyone. __________________ 11 yrs. Paxil Paxil Free since OCT. 1st 2006

07-09-2006, 03:53 PM	#2
Charlie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,562	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? I don't know anything about withdrawing from Lamictal but I would suggest that caution might be a good thing. If it were me I'd try to taper but at what speed I don't know. Isn't this an anti seizure medication they sometimes use as a mood stabilizer? __________________ The truth is the truth even if no one believes it, and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it." Knowledge speaks ....... Wisdom listens Charlie www.ThePaxilProtest.com

07-09-2006, 05:33 PM	#3
Bern Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 3,316	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? I came off of it with no problems after being on it for 2 months. I was put on it because they misdiagnosed me with bipolar. (((stupid people))) The reason why I was misdiagnosed with bipolar was because paxil withdrawal symptoms mimic bipolar. But after being on a small dose on it for about 2 months, I had no problems coming off. __________________ PAXIL FREE SINCE 8/16/09!!! Spent a total of 11 years on Paxil. I have been taking Anafranil since 2005. Alcohol free since 12/31/07----Seroquel Free since 7/30/08

07-09-2006, 05:42 PM	#4
scotty Administrator & Advocate Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 38,590	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? "Withdrawal Seizures: As with other AEDs, LAMICTAL should not be abruptly discontinued. In patients with epilepsy there is a possibility of increasing seizure frequency. In clinical trials in patients with Bipolar Disorder, 2 patients experienced seizures shortly after abrupt withdrawal of LAMICTAL. However, there were confounding factors that may have contributed to the occurrence of seizures in these bipolar patients. Unless safety concerns require a more rapid withdrawal, the dose of LAMICTAL should be tapered over a period of at least 2 weeks __________________ AKA Laurie "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." ~Frank A. Clark

07-09-2006, 06:27 PM	#6
scotty Administrator & Advocate Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 38,590	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? In my opinion there is no psychiatric drug that is safe to cold turkey off of. __________________ AKA Laurie "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." ~Frank A. Clark

07-09-2006, 08:39 PM	#7
Locky Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 130	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? For some reason when I word Lamictal, it makes me think of that commercial with John Madden, where he is advertising for Tough Acting Tanactin. BOOM! just my thoughts

07-10-2006, 12:26 AM	#8
pmflaherty Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 267	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? thanks scotty for the technical info about seizures. The thing that is strange is that they put me on Lamictal to reduce the paxil withdrawal symptoms. I hate using the word symptoms cause it makes me feel like the ** I suffer from is just a little side note to something, when in reality it is the cause of my problems. It's also funny that Glaxo makes the drug they now use to reduce problems that another one of thier drug caused me. Irony. Bern, you know what I mean. Prescribing more meds for symptoms caused from another drug.. fun little cycle. That is why i want to get off lamictal. That and what I read recently, basically that they don't know how it works. I think I am going to continue its use for a while longer because I guess it is helping in a little way. Either that, or the paxil withdrawal lets up a little more after each drop and therefore I feel better. I would like to believe the ladder. Thanks guys! __________________ 11 yrs. Paxil Paxil Free since OCT. 1st 2006**

07-10-2006, 06:15 AM	#9
angels Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,058	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? keep the spirit, Pat. Your music is pretty cool. __________________ Are we anti-med? I thought we were pro-heal? There's no SSRI on the market that cures anything. Therefore, SSRIs are anti-heal.. Darcy Baston There is more than lies within those shiny brochures in the a pharma reps' trunk.Sometimes you have to look beyond the marketing machine to get the facts. Laurie Yorke

07-11-2006, 09:01 AM	#11
Sigrid Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? I tried Lamictal for a week before I started weaning from Paxil. I was at 12.5 cr at the time. Within 3 days I felt extremely down, and by the 7th day I called the doc. He told me to go off it - it was obviously causing depressive symptoms. After two days off of Lamictal, the sadness lifted, and I didn't notice any negative effects or withdrawal. Nothing like the Paxil withdrawal that came later.

08-17-2006, 11:11 AM	#12
fosey Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? I was on Lamictal for over a year and felt great for about 3 months on it. Then I became irritated and pissed all the time. I also got head aches everyday. Granted I am a head case and am working on alot but I finally made up my mind to end my use of it. I came off of it by decreasing every week; I of course went faster than I told my doctor but I still tappered off and it was awful. I was cycling fast though out the day and I was really scared becuz my paranoia came back full force. I stuck it out though and have just this week started feeling better. It took about a month!!!

08-17-2006, 02:48 PM	#13
Devii Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 13	Re: Lamictal anyone? Withdrawal problems? I quit Lamictal (100mg) cold-turkey earlier this month. I've had no problems whatsoever.

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