Posted by Sulpicia on January 30, 2001, at 17:36:51
In reply to Re: Lamictal restart dosage help, posted by SLS on January 29, 2001, at 15:34:38
> I would be surprised if you had trouble with the following schedule
>
> 25mg x 2 weeks
> 50mg x 2 weeks
> 100 x 1-2 weeks
> 150 x 1 week
> etc.
>
>
> This schedule is recommended when Lamictal is used without any other anticonvulant. The only recognized use of Lamictal by the FDA is as an add-on to things like Depakote, phenytoin, and phenobarbital. Therefore, the only schedule recommended in the drug label is for this approved drug combination use. Each of these drugs interact with the others to produce different blood levels.
>
> Oh, by the way HI.
>
>
> - Scott
>
>
> >HI Scott -- nice to meet you thanks for the input. It would be nice if the manufacturer's web site had anything *helpful* on aside from "not recommended for under 18 except for intractable seizures."
We've made the jump to 50mgs w/out incident. And may use the schedule you suggested [it's identical to her earlier start-up] but w/ 7 day interval between increases. Still doing risk/benefit calculation and being deeply scared.
The rash, if it appears and progresses, is a bona fide bitch. And I really want to get rid of the adderall -- a dangerous emergency measure.Will keep posting.
Liz
poster:Sulpicia
thread:52762
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20010122/msgs/52988.html