Posted by svevo1922 on December 15, 2001, at 20:23:08
In reply to Re: Lamictal rash side effect is steven johnson , posted by john bower on December 15, 2001, at 9:08:52
can't find the post i made on this topic recently, but i got that rash and my doctor had to call the emergency room of the local teaching hospital. the rash can be the start of two very serious conditions, one of which is often fatal. i stopped the medication the day i saw the doctor but the day after or the day after that ran a 104% fever and had other serious flu-like symptoms for a week. I also have a small discoloration on my face because of the rash.
I've seen posts that suggest that the rash is to be ignored or not to be taken seriously. Not at all.
> check http://www.interlog.com/~zzzz/guest_book.htm
> for steven johnson's syndrome.
>
> this is what rash leads to (I hear) if not checked by
> the doctor.
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