I do not know how to actually use this site, but I can tell you the 200MG Lamital is a blue pill shaped like a shield. it beats having to take 5 25MG pills twice a day. So I have had my dosage lowered the last time I had to be in the hospital to have my Bipolar Meds and all other meds I take for other reasons. I feel much better going form 250MG a day to 200MG after I had a grand mal seizure this past February. I had not had a grand mal seizure in over 12 years (ever since I started taking the Lamictal. Last year some jerk MD added Depakote to my Lamictal for no reason, I had NOT had a seizure and I slipped into a coma for 2 1/2 months. My granddaughter has her Doctorate in Physical Therapy and attempted to talk to the MD who had added the Depakote to the Lamictal but he refused to talk to her. After being transferred to several hospitals, I finally got to one that was good to me. She called the treating MD and told her to take me OFF the Depakote and I would come out of the coma. Within a few days I ws awake and answering questions appropriately. My husband thought I was going to die, I nearly did. Depakote is a bad drug with a lot of interactions with many prescribed drugs, it has gone on my Allergy List with my MDs. I ended up losing over 50lbs, but that was not a good way to end up a lot thinner, but I did not know I had lost that much until I woke up. Still not a good way to lose weight. Now I am back on all the prescriptions I had been taking before I had the UTI which always makes me manic. Now I have a wondeful MD and she is helping me. I have had 5 UTIs since the first of December, 4 this year. Only have to make sure I will be able to get my BP lowered.
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when medication comes from a different manufacturer it can look different. Example, there is a heart medication called Metoprolol that I get constantly that usually is white but there have been times when the medication will be pink instead for my needs; same medication that does the same exact thing, just from a different manufacturer. I've spoken to the pharmacist when I saw a pink medication as it raised my eyebrow at first. I was given the "no worries, all is well and I am in good hands" it is the same medication just from a different manufacturer.
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I've taken various levels of Lamictal for 15+ years, always multiples of the 100 mg. I have had many shapes and colors, but never what you decribed back when this post started. When I was on Dilantin, those changes were even more common. I use drugs .com to check mine out.
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Sometimes if the insurance company does a swap on your prescription (changes brand to generic) that can happen. They are not supposed to do that but what you will most likely want to do is contact your specialist's office via email, send them full details about the medication itself then include a snapshot of the medication as well. Something to also do is contact the doctor's office by phone tomorrow morning and let the office know there is a message for the doctor's nurse to review ASAP then to please get in touch with you as soon as they can as it involves a medication issue. Provide the best number you can be reached at. I do hope all works itself out my friend.
I have a friend on Lamictal and she has BCBS for ins. and they are now refusing to cover for the brand name stating that
it's to expensive. So now she has to go on the generic type of Lamictal. Personally I don't think this is fair what right does an
insurance co. have to tell you what you can and can't take as long as you are paying your monthly dues. I take Vimpat and
that's more expensive than Lamictal.
Wishing All of you only the Best and May God Bless You,
Sue
it's to expensive. So now she has to go on the generic type of Lamictal. Personally I don't think this is fair what right does an
insurance co. have to tell you what you can and can't take as long as you are paying your monthly dues. I take Vimpat and
that's more expensive than Lamictal.
Wishing All of you only the Best and May God Bless You,
Sue
Hello. I agree with Sue about insurance not covering name brand medications. If you're having issues with the generic version of the AED, maybe your neuro can specify that it be the name brand version. If not, try contacting the company--that's what I've done for my Xcopri. Otherwise, my copay after about 4 or 5 months into the year would be nearly $1000/month just for it. I take 500mg Zonisamide & 300mg Xcopri each day for simple & complex partial seizures.