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Posted by AMD on August 2, 2005, at 7:29:46
Folks,
I'm stuck in England without Lamictal, and haven't had any since Friday. Been on 200 mg. I feel TERRIBLE. Light-headed, unable to concentrate, depressed, stressed, chilled ... is this possibly from withdrawal from the Lamictal? I stopped cold-turkey and now I'm freaking out that I'm falling apart, will die, have brain damage, a seizure ... something. HELP!
amd
Posted by AMD on August 2, 2005, at 7:30:11
In reply to Help! Lamictal Withdrawal?, posted by AMD on August 2, 2005, at 7:29:46
Can you get Lamictal in London?
Posted by Emily Elizabeth on August 2, 2005, at 8:31:47
In reply to Lamictal in London?, posted by AMD on August 2, 2005, at 7:30:11
I don't know about the 2nd question, but I do know that it is theoretically okay to stop Lamictal quickly. (I tapered off in 2-3 days, but it wasn't helping me at all).
Also, if you stop it, you have to do the slow, gradual increase like you did the 1st time to get back to your dose. Actually, I think that at this point, you've been off of it too long to start right back at your dose of 200. You should probably call your pdoc and ask what to do. Some people add a benzo to help w/ withdrawal probs (in general, don't know specifically for Lamictal)
Do you intend to get off of Lamictal?
Best,
EE
Posted by Bill LL on August 2, 2005, at 10:12:41
In reply to Lamictal in London?, posted by AMD on August 2, 2005, at 7:30:11
I just did a google search. It appears that Lamictal is available in England. Get the phone number of a pharmacy. Then call your doctor and ask him to phone in the prescription for a few pills or whatever you need.
> Can you get Lamictal in London?
Posted by Nickengland on August 2, 2005, at 13:24:22
In reply to Re: Lamictal in London?, posted by Bill LL on August 2, 2005, at 10:12:41
I know that for sure as i've been prescribed lamotrigine (lamictal) afew months ago.
>Get the phone number of a pharmacy. Then call your doctor and ask him to phone in the prescription for a few pills or whatever you need.
That sounds like a good idea to me.
AMD are you originally from England?..or from the States?
The thing is, to have lamotrigine prescibed for a psychiatric reason... to be able to call up your doctor (GP) to get them to forward on the prescription to the pharmacy, you would have had to already have had it prescribed by a psychiatrist....then you get the prescription from your GP doctor.
Are you over here on holiday/vacation from the States?...If so i'm not entirely sure how you'll be able to get some Lamictal?...Hmmm Ed_uk would be your best bet for asking.
If your from england I guess you must know the whole NHS process...all I can say is that I know for sure is that if its a repeat prescription you've got no worries getting another one....
If your stuck here in England for whatever reason...to get Lamictal from any pharmacy your going to need a prescription....and that prescription will have to originally come from a psychiatrist. I know i'm 99.9% sure that GP's dont personally prescribe mood stabilisers directly.....they only give you the prescription because of the letter from the psychiatrist they have recieved giving it the 'all clear' to prescibe.... That presciption will cost you £6.50 regardless of how much Lamictal tablets you need.
Privitely of course is another option, which i'm afraid I have little knowledge of. The whole process is somewhat similar though I'd imagine, although you then have to pay privite presciption costs for the lamictal and I think its a pretty expensive medication..?...And also the fee of the doctor. You may get the presription direct from him maybe....cutting out the middleman so to speak (GP)
A final option is an online pharmacy (its fully legal to import prescription medication into the UK for personal use) OF course I know Dr Bob gives out warnings about the the American Law on this....for that reason i'm not encourging it.
Hope that makes sense..
Good luck
Kind regards
Nick
Posted by spriggy on August 4, 2005, at 0:55:25
In reply to Yes Lamictal is in London...., posted by Nickengland on August 2, 2005, at 13:24:22
Could you have someone go to your house and mail it to you?
Posted by ed_uk on August 4, 2005, at 13:35:25
In reply to Help! Lamictal Withdrawal?, posted by AMD on August 2, 2005, at 7:29:46
Generic lamotrigine is also available in the UK.
~Ed
Posted by James_Glasgow on August 4, 2005, at 14:15:51
In reply to Re: Help! Lamictal Withdrawal? » AMD, posted by ed_uk on August 4, 2005, at 13:35:25
Hi there,
Below is a link to a private GP service in London, they might help you faster than the NHS.
Hope this helps.
James
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