Posted by katia on January 4, 2004, at 15:53:56
In reply to Re: I got the rash - Lithium or Lamictal? (long), posted by fluffy on January 4, 2004, at 12:20:30
**Hi Katy! So good to hear from you. Ditto on the below. Enough is enough!!!!! I just hope I"m alive to try a new drug!
>>You just want to feel better, stop cycling, find yourself again, and find the mainstay drug, so you can relax a little and get back to your life. A bump here or there is ok, as long as you know you have a safety belt on--a drug that doesn't kick you in the ass with side effects (esp. rashes!!)
>> Logic tells me the same happened when I was on Lithium (that Lithium raised my Lamictal levels quickly).
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> Lithium can cause psoriasis. Maybe check on the web what psoriasis feels and looks like. It's possible that it's just a Lithium psoriasis reaction (which isn't life-threatening, just annoying).**Yes Katy, I've been thinking this is what happened. I just upped my Lithium to 900mg two days before this happened. There has GOT to be a correlation with the Li. since i've been on Lamictal over three months now w/ no rash. Since being on Li. at 450mg the past two weeks, I have also experienced quite a bit of anxiety and panic - outbursts of irritability (I know what's new). But this was different - I felt disassociated as tho' in a dream (depersonalized?) and very anxious and scared. I think maybe the Li. activated the lamictal. I want to page my pdoc again. I wonder if I should stop the Lamictal altogether. He's the boss tho' and when it comes to something like this I'll listen. But I want to tell him my theory and let him know about my derealization thing that's been going on. My rash is the same as yesterday - not worse - not better. I gues that's a good sign? and no sores in my mouth.
**I don't think this is psor. as my rash is itchy and is spanning a quite large area of my body and is warm and in some places small bumps.
> I tried Zyprexa--Please don't let any of this deter you from trying it if you need to, or if your doctor thinks it's right for you. I just seem to have very bad luck with medications.
**I was wondering what was going on with you.>>and my hands felt like big, heavy stiff claws.
**I laughed when I read this! You are funny.Needless to say, I'm not on it anymore. I really wish i hadn't had those side effects so early, then i could have seen if the drug would have worked. I'm trying the good ol' depakote before reaching for the neuroleptics again.
**As I said before, I think Depakote may work for you. When you were on Li. you said you felt stupid? I'm wondering that about myself - but how does a stupid person know they're stupid? It just seems like reality no? How do you have such a clear grasp on what's normal for you and remember that in the midst of hazy heads? I forget and get confused and probably remain needlessly stupid for longer than I have to!
> But I'm feeling very frustrated and hopeless. I wonder if anything will work on me, or if I'll be forced to be a prisoner in my own rollercoaster moods forever. I've been pretty depressed lately. I'm trying not to think about it, but my options are getting fewer. Pretty soon, we'll be shooting in the dark (if depakote doesn't do it).
**I think Depakote will help you. And if not that than add an AD or hypothyroid med (it's known to help rapid cycling regardless if you're hypo or not).>>I wonder if Barb-cat's ok?
Ditto.
take care Katy,
Katia
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