Posted by Chloe on July 14, 2001, at 21:07:35
In reply to Re: LAMICTAL doses 4 mood vs. seizure- HELP!, posted by stjames on July 14, 2001, at 19:30:41
There is a pediatric dose that is 5 mgs and is in a chewable form. That is how I started out on Lamictal. You can get it at your local pharmacy, but I had to ask them to special order it. Most stores around me anyway, don't stock pediatric size doses.
The smaller the better, I say! The body really needs time to adjust to this med. It's powerful stuff. I could never tolerate it. (But no rash!)
Hope you all have better luck!
Chloe> I looked in Dr Bobs Tipc section, most of the docs start folks at 12.5, as going up too fast can cause the rash issue. I don't see anything wrong with starting lower, to err on the side of caution.
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> James
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