Posted by SLS on February 13, 2006, at 23:08:30
In reply to Re: Upped Lamictal--vibration feeling side effect?, posted by gardenergirl on February 12, 2006, at 22:01:59
> Well heck, I just noticed I'm sitting here bouncing my legs while I read. I never do that.
That could be a good sign. It might represent the beginnings of a pro-dopaminergic effect that leads to an improvement of depression. The involvement of dopamine in the antidepressant properties of Lamictal is just a hypothesis of mine, so take what I say with a grain or two of salt.
> Will this pass?The bouncing legs? Perhaps not.
My guess is that the vibrating-butt thing will pass, although I can't give you an explanation as to what is causing it without more information. It could be muscular spasms, paresthesia, or some other neurological phenomenon. You'll find reports of these in the PI label. Either way, I wouldn't worry about it unless it persists for more than a week. At that point, I would ask for your doctor's input.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/lamotrigine_ad.htm
> And why am I worried about this after only one day?
That might take more than a day of psychoanalysis to figure out...
:-)
It is only human to want to know as quickly and completely as possible what's going on when one experiences something for the first time, especially when it deviates so much from prior experiences. It is intelligent to worry enough about a treatment-emergent event so as to ask questions of your doctor about it.
- Scott
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