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Lamictal Side Effects
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Hello everyone, I am kind of freaking out here; I have left a message for my doctor but haven't heard back yet. I started Lamictal Monday at 12.5 mgs. I am also in the process of coming down from my paxil the last couple weeks. I was on 15 mgs and have gotten down to 7.5 mgs the last couple nights and had planned on staying there for awhile.

I feel good in the mornings; the problems starts about 1 in the afternoon, I started feeling really rebbed up to the point of almost being unbearable, I am sweating and really flushed, I have little muscle twitch sometimes under my right eyes now. I also feel fuzzy in my head. I have been on the lamictal for 4 days. I do not have epilepsy and am not bi-polar (at least I haven't been diagnosed with it yet). It was given to me for depression.

If anyone has had a smilar experience I would really appreciate hearing from you. If the doctor doesn't call I guess I will cut the 12.5 in half until I can see her. At this point I'm not sure what to do. I don't know if it's withdrawal from the paxil or the lamictal.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you in advance.

Becky
Posted on 07/27/07, 03:07 pm
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