Posted by henryo on April 25, 2008, at 19:34:06
In reply to Re: Increased to 75mg, posted by Quintal on April 25, 2008, at 12:44:00
Where I am going is offering factual information about the incidence of rashes at .03 percent, NOT 8 percent or your previous claim of 10 percent. Lamictal is a great med. Some people insist on scaring others away from using it.
Use the google button on your internet machine, enter-
"lamictal rash percentages"
you will get a few hundred if not a thousand hits
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/meds/LamRash.htm
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/eb8ea.htm
The incidence of these rashes, which have included Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, is approximately one percent in pediatric patients (age less than 16 years old) and 0.3 percent in adults. In world-wide post-marketing experience rare cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis and/or rash-related death have been reported, but their numbers are too few to permit a precise estimate of the rate.
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