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Posted by lymom3 on July 28, 2006, at 20:53:03
Just went from 50mg to 100mg of Lamictal today. Also my 18 year old son has just about gotten on my last nerve today and I waiver between wanting to help him and throw him out. So I'm up in the air whether this is increase in medication or just major stress...that kid is going to kill me yet. I have had some chest pain today. I see that it can be a side effect of the Lamictal. It's not bad and it comes and goes. I don't feel bad but I don't want to drop dead either. Anyone had any experience with this at all?
Posted by purplesky on July 28, 2006, at 21:12:41
In reply to Lamictal chest pain, posted by lymom3 on July 28, 2006, at 20:53:03
I have been on Lamictal before. I didn't have chest pains while on it. My only side effect was a complete lack of affect (like watching a movie and instead of laughing and actually feeling like it was funny, just apathetically and intellectually thinking "oh that would be kind of humorous," and just the opposite with sad situations, "Oh, that would be sad." I was kind of a zombie.)
While I haven't experienced chest pain on Lamictal, I understand how scary it can be to have physical side effects to your psychiatric medications. If it gets too bad, make sure you call a doctor just to be safe. I'm sorry you're going through this. I hope it gets better soon, and that things work out well with your son.
Posted by Phillipa on July 29, 2006, at 12:02:52
In reply to Re: Lamictal chest pain, posted by purplesky on July 28, 2006, at 21:12:41
Chest pain is nothing to fool around with and if you call the ER you will have to go in and they will do an Ekg and monitor your O2 sat and pulse and blood pressure. Same thing happened to me they said it was a panic attack. And I'm already on benzos. Love Phillipa
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