After a biobsy I was treated for Lichen Planus. Should I risk new Rx Lamictal Tablets ?
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Medications in different drug classes typically don't have cross-reactivity; in other words, even though you have had skin reactions to other meds doesn't mean you'll have a reaction to any other med.  The rash with lamictal is something to be aware of because it can progress to the life-threatening Stephens-Johnson rash.  The risk is really low if the medicine is started low and titrated up slowly over a period of months.
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Exactly as was said above. I was on lithium and hated the side effects (was taking paxil too). I talked to my doctor and was switched to Lamictal. As your doctor switches you it is done slowly so your body adjusts, but doesn't take THAT long (I took 6 weeks to completely switch.) \n\nI don't recommend doing it yourself. Without the mood stabilizer you might find you become extremely manic or depressed and start cycling. This is especially true if you stay on the anti-depressent. If you didn't like your doctor before, find a new one and make it clear you want to switch. All the doctors I have gone to were happy to get me off meds I didn't like, especially lithium because it is dangerous. Good Luck!
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I would look in a totally different direction to get relief.\n\nThere is a one-time treatment Atlasprofilax that usually makes the symptoms disappear - of course there is no guarantee.\n\nI have experienced the amazing effects myself... :-)\n\nNow, the treatment is available in California and Europe only, costing approx. 220 dollars. And it's worth to travel a far way to make the experience!
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All I know is I LOVE LAMICTAL, but I don't take  it for sleep, I take it what it's for, a mood stabilizer, i'm Bipolar. I wouldn't be alive today without it! anyway, enough bragging. All drugs have side effects, Lamictal for instance you have to watch out for a rash, it can turn deadly!!! there's some gruesome pitures on webmd.com, i think that's where i saw them? anyways, there's info on lamictal and side effects there too. most common side effects of most drugs are nausea/vommiting, diarrhea or contipation, headache, dizziness, weakness, drowsiness etc. Lamictal made me sleepy for the first few months I started it (300mgs) but I NEED to take it every day, if you don't need to, and you take it ramdomly, then I don't think there would be any ill effects. It would only be bad if you had side effects from it that outwieghted the good.
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FreeDerm HC is precribed a good way to get rid of many rashes such as lichen planus pigmentation  try it , it may work for you!!!!!!!
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go to your doctor? it doesnt matter really they will cover just about anything your doctor perscribes for medical conditions, infected toenails fall in there, you may not get lamisil , maybe a generic version or a different product for the same thing
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That's WAY too many meds at the same time.  You should only be on one or two and lithium isn't for either disorder.  It's for bipolar disorder.  I think it's time to stop seing all three doctors and get another opinion at least until you have a diagnosis that matches one.
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Hey Brian.  Diagnosed w/Addison's in 94 and all risidual effects due to such; also living with Epilepsy, three ulcers, effects of surgical abdomal tumor removal, blah, blah, blah, etc... meds include but not limited to:\ncortef, diazide, topomax, protonix, provigil, sodium suppl., potassium suppl., \nOldest daughter diag. Leukemia, in remission now, just had her baby 5 months ago. I am a successful business woman, will rule a small country some day.  I cope great, take meds regularily, just cannot miss that's all.  Eat maybe 2600-4000 calories daily to keep my weight of 130 lbs up, lots and lots of beef-go figure??? \nI am happy, content, healthy, sexy, kind, gentle, wonderful, I say healthy cause I really am considering-everything is under control. There is more, but can't remember due to seizures. he he he
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Everyone is different. You and your doctor may have to try several different ones before you can hit on one that works for you. And remember, what works good for you, may not work as well for someone else. Alot of these meds. will make you gain some weight,  But remember, This is an ilness. Once you start on the medication that has been prescribed for you, DO NOT STOP TAKING IT BECAUSE YOU FEEL GOOD!!!! That is one of the biggest mistakes i have seen by patients over the years. They stop taking the meds because they feel good, and believe they NO LONGER NEED THEM! And what happens? They crash & burn and end up inthe hospital..... Ask your doctor about lithium, Paxil, Depekote,  Good Luck!
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seroquel although a new anti psychotic, made me feel like a zombie. I have been through so many diagnosis's over the past several months and low and behold I am no longer bi-polar 2!  Coming off it was a relief, I do however miss the sleep. While hospitalized they forgot to give it to me for a week and strangely enough the effects were minor.  Ask your doctor for a sleep med if only for a short term to get yourself back on track. The new ones are great but expensive and better yet non addictive... but then again they said effexor wasn't either.  Get some sleep meds.
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1: Arch Dermatol. 1964 Mar;89:357-9.\nLICHEN PLANUS-LIKE ERUPTION CAUSED BY COLOR DEVELOPER. THE TOPICAL ACTION OF 3-METHYL-4-AMINO-N-DIETHYL-ANILINE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE (CD-2) ON THE SKIN.\n\nOther Possible Causes\n\nIt affects about 1 percent of the population, predominantly women, and usually appears during the fifth or sixth decade. Possible causes of oral lichen planus include non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), iodides, tetracycline, gold, streptomycin, hydrochlorothiazide, dental fillings containing mercury in the form of amalgam (if the patient is allergic to mercury), and rough fillings. Causes may have an allergic reaction pattern, particularly following exposure to dyes and color film developers. Links have been seen with alopecia areata, vitiligo, chronic ulcerative colitis, graft-versus-host reactions, and viruses
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Don't trust me or your doctor but pro-biotics are harmless compared to even an asiprin. Do your own research and discover the truth for yourself. If I told you that Chemo-Therapy was the best thing for your condition, would you believe me? If it is food then it is probably not going to injure you.
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Doubtful. Look in a new copy of the PDR (Physician's Drug Reference) at a library.\n\nAlso, check with your pharmacist.
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LAMICTAL was the first FDA-approved medication for the long-term treatment of adults with bipolar I disorder since lithium was approved in 1970. LAMICTAL does not take away the initial feelings of depression or mania you may be experiencing. LAMICTAL helps keep mood episodes from coming back for an extended period of time. This was shown in 2 landmark clinical studies lasting approximately a year and a half. Of the patients remaining at the end of the studies, 37% of patients receiving LAMICTAL vs 22% receiving placebo had not received additional treatment for a mood episode.
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A locum prescribed me reductil while my GP was on holiday.  When I next saw him, he said that he didn't think they worked and wouldn't have prescribed them.  I had to lose 10% of my bodyweight in 3 months - that's part of the licensing process, apparently.  I didn't manage to lose that much, so don't take them any more.  So well done for losing a stone!  That's better than nothing!!\n\nI found that my sleep was really distubred while I was taking them - I had lots of restless nights and felt awful because I was so tired all the time.
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First let me say that I'm sorry that you're suffering.  I would advise that you ignore all of these people who are telling you whether or not you are bipolar.  None of us are Dr's and you haven't given us the full story.\n\nBiopolar Disorder is very complex and comes in many different classifications or "flavors".  The diagnostic criteria is constantly being revised due to the fact that new research is being done and there are many misdiagnosed cases.\n\nYou may or may not have it;  You may have a different type of mood disorder, but these diagnosis don't come within days or weeks.  It takes close observation for several months or years to come to a firm diagnosis for one of these complex mood disorders. \n\nNow; analyzing what you said I can understand why your Dr thinks you're BP.  Prozac is in the antidepressant group of SSRI's (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors)  while these work great for cases of major depression; they are absoultely terrible for bipolar patients.  The SSRI's will trigger mania and increase bipolar depression.  For cases of BP (and other mood disorders) the front line medication is usually an anticonvulsant (mood stabilizer).  Some of the popular mood stabilizers are; Lithium, Depakote, Topamax and Lamictal.\n\nAs per the Effexor, it's part of a different group of antidipressants called MRI's (multiple reuptake inhibitor).  This is also a no no for bipolar patients, not only triggering mania, but rapid cycling (vast mood swings).  It's known that Effexor is the hardest antidpressant to stop taking and comes with the harshest withdrawal symptoms.  If you're misdiagnosed with major depression instead of bipolar disorder and your hooked on Effexor, life is going to suck.\n\nThe safest antidepressant available for bipolar patients is said to be Wellbutrin, which is also an MRI.  This should be prescribed as an adjunct medication to an anticonvulsant in treating bipolar depression.  This is a cocktail that my doc has had a tremendous amount of success with.\n\nI've been diagnosed with a few mood disorders and have gone through different Dr's and different meds for a while, before I was able to get stabilized.  The meds will only take you so far, so in addition to med management therapy, I participate in cognitive behavioral therapy and group therapy to learn how to manage myself beyond the medication.\n\nThink of your support tools as if they were things that you needed in the field of battle.  Depression is your enemy, the medication is your armour and weaponry and your Dr's are your field comanders.  You'll need all three to make it out of the trenches alive.\n\nI hope this helps and that you get well soon.
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Go to a dermitoligist as soon as possible. You could go to a drug store and ask the pharmisist but I sugest going to a dermitologist. \nGood luck