Posted by Maxime on June 22, 2003, at 13:34:03
In reply to Lamictal dilemma, posted by yesac on June 22, 2003, at 11:44:29
If something is working for you it doesn't make sense to go off of it YET. Have you had your thyroid tested? Maybe you are hypothyroid.
If you go off any med cold turkey, you will experience withdrawal symptoms - usually dizziness, nausea etc. If you want to taper off it slowly, then that would be different and you could get a schedule from your doctor.
I would imagine that it would increase your likelyhood of getting a rash by starting off again at the 150mg after getting it out of your system.... you would probably want to do it gradually.
You were really unable to answer your question of is it making you crave carbs? Maybe you should keep a food diary and see what you are consuming. If it's different from what you normally would consume (pre-lamictal), then I guess the lamictal would be the culprite.
Hopefully others will have suggestions. There have been posts where people have experienced weight gain on Lamictal. I just started so it's too early for me to tell. But it is not making me crave carbs.
Keep us posted!
Maxime
> It seems like a lot of people have said that they didn't gain any weight on Lamictal. So I don't know what my deal is, but I just seem to be putting on more and more pounds with each passing day. Since I started it 6.5 weeks ago I've gained about 10 pounds.
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> It could be that it might be increasing my craving for sweets. I'm not quite sure. I haven't really tried to change my diet or exercise or anything.
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> So, I am tempted to go off of it, but unfortunately that seems ridiculous because it is the first/only drug that's ever helped me even a little bit. I don't want to be shallow, but I really hate this weight gain. I am starting to feel chubby and I hate it.
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> I am thinking of trying a "test" of going off of it for a week or two. Would it be a bad idea to just stop cold turkey, just to see what happens? Also, would it be a bad idea to start up again at my current dose (150mg) after my week or two off of it? I just wouldn't want to have to go back to square one.
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> Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks.
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