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Default Mar 27, 2020 at 08:02 PM
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Please help on what to do with acne cause by lamotrigine, I'm at 150mg now with quetipine 25mg(every other day)

I was with it, lamotrigine 200mg, Tegetrol 100mg, fluoxetine 20mg, quetipine 50mg. But I never had acne problem

Do you think I can lower the dosage even if my pdoc ask me to stay at 150mg? I felt that nothing is happening, unmotivated and emotionless is the side effect of the drug, and it makes me more anxious
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Default Mar 28, 2020 at 10:57 PM
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I never had acne from Lamictal but I did from Lithium, cystic ance, Oh it was awful. My Pdoc recomended a over the counter retinol face cream and it cleared up pretty well.

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Default Mar 28, 2020 at 11:55 PM
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I was gonna say the same thing. Never had that with lamictal only lithium.

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Default Apr 03, 2020 at 01:39 AM
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Please help on what to do with acne cause by lamotrigine, I'm at 150mg now with quetipine 25mg(every other day)

I was with it, lamotrigine 200mg, Tegetrol 100mg, fluoxetine 20mg, quetipine 50mg. But I never had acne problem

Do you think I can lower the dosage even if my pdoc ask me to stay at 150mg? I felt that nothing is happening, unmotivated and emotionless is the side effect of the drug, and it makes me more anxious
GOOD GOD did I ever have horrendous acne from Lamictal!! I had it all over my shoulders, back, and chest. I hate to say it but there's pretty much nothing you can do for it, at least in my experience... I have tried literally everything! I've tried oral antibiotics (some actually worked a little... Bactrim DS namely, but that is not by any means a long term drug), topical medicines, topical washes, you name it.

I'll list everything I tried, most of which is prescription and I saw a dermatologist for.

Oral medicines
  • minocycline
  • doxycycline
  • Bactrim DS

Topical medicines
  • tretinoin 0.025%-0.05% (Retin-A)
  • Retin-A Micro 0.06%-0.08% (tretinoin gel microsphere
  • clindamycin/benzoyl peroxide topical gel (BenzaClin) 1%/5% (stained clothing)
  • clindamycin topical lotion
  • erythromycin topical gel
  • adapalene gel 1%-3% (Differin gel)

Topical washes
  • PanOxyl (benzoyl peroxide) 10%
  • benzoyl peroxide 10% (PanOxyl) (various generic brands)
  • salicylic acid 0.5-5% soap (various brands, generic and brand name)
  • salicylic acid 0.5-5% pads (various brands, generic and brand name)

I would do what your pdoc tells you to do though regardless. I would not lower the dose without your pdoc's advisement. I would discuss your concerns with your acne with your pdoc and really stress how much this is concerning you and stressing you. You are your own best advocate for your healthcare, and it is up to you to endorse what's best for you. It's your body and you know what's best for you. If you don't feel like the Lamictal is helping, you need to also tell your pdoc that too. There's no need in wasting money to see a pdoc to prescribe you medicine that you waste money on that does nothing for you.

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