Posted by Harlock on July 12, 2004, at 10:20:45
In reply to Re: What's going on with me???? PLEASE RESPOND » Harlock, posted by Angel Girl on July 10, 2004, at 22:12:20
Hiya.. Oh I know that side effects are different for everyone, possibly absent. I get scared/worried when anyone has side effects, especially bad ones. I tend to see the 'standard' side effects that most meds list on their little insert. Some drugs just turned me into a zombie, specifically Effexor and ... damn, I forgot the name of it. It was so bad that I went to see this coworker's house at lunch, and the next day I couldn't remember parts of the visit. Hell, I could remember much of the prior few days. I got off that one quick. Tapered it and still got nasty "withdrawal" symptoms.
Every time I bend over to pick something up, I felt ill.. nausea, vertigo, etc. That took months to finally clear up.
Anyway, I'm always worried about side effects. I'm on day 6 of Lamictal, and no side effects to speak of (so far anyway).
Take care.
> > Howdy again. Funny, I was on Trileptal for a bit as well. When I first started taking it, it didn't seem to do anything. So, I stopped taking it. My doc told me to try again, but this time, after 1-2 days of taking it, I was angry as hell. I couldn't believe the med would cause this reaction, especially so quickly, so I went two days without it, and wasn't angry at all. I tried to take it again, and boom, instant anger. So, I refused to take it ever since.
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> > Anyway, great comment about people trying the "your life is great, and you shouldn't be upset" angle. I hear you.. they just don't get it. Everyone always asks me what's wrong, or what happened, when I'm miserable. I surprise them by saying "nothing, it's chemical". They don't believe me. One guy at work kept thinking I was mad at him. I don't think he believed me when I said no, it's just the depression.
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> > I left work early yesterday, I was in a real low slump. I went home and went to bed. 4:30 in the afternoon. I also sleep around 11 hours a night.
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> > Just started Lamictal, 2nd day, and from reading the insert that came with it, I'm scared as hell. The insert actually said there were some rare deaths caused by a skin? reaction, caused by this medication. WTF? I don't think my other meds every had issues like this. Scary stuff.
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> > I'm only on my 2nd day taking it. Another person here posted a message about wanting to tear his skin off due to the itching that this med caused him. Wow, that's reassuring.
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> > Oh well, I gotta go pretend I'm working.
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> > Take care,
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> > -H-
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> Harlock
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> I didn't mean to scare you with my experience with Lamictal. Firstly, remember that the insert said *rare* deaths caused by skin rash. Also, just because *I* reacted unfavorably to Lamictal, doesn't necessarily mean that you will. YMMV!!! I knew all about the risks of Lamictal before starting it and it was a risk I was willing to take. Just start at a very low dosage and tirate very slow and be on the lookout for any rashes. BTW, I'm female. :) Also, I'm personally not aware of any other med with the same kind of potential side effect. Speak to your pdoc.
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> AG
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