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Lamictal - switch to generic lamotrigine?

Fri, 08/08/2008 - 18:27
Hi, everybody. I just joined this site yesterday. I saw a forum where a few people were discussing transitioning to generic lamotrigine (just released) from Lamictol. But now I can't seem to find the forum. I'm considering the generic switch and am wondering if anyone's done it yet, gotten advice on it, etc. Please help! (Or let me know where to find yesterday's forum! It's not coming up in the search.)

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Re: Lamictal - switch to generic lamotrigine?

Submitted by anonqwerty02 on Wed, 2008-09-17 - 07:27
I was just reading this thread and I thought my experience was important enough to register and post.  I used to think generic and name brand were the same thing.  My pharm. switched me to generic after over a year of problem free lamical.  Bam, rashes started showing up less than a week later.  (Don't worry I talked to my neurologist and the rashes aren't big enough to be dangerous) Just be careful folks.  Let's just hope that now that I'm starting back on the real deal they'll go away.

Re: Lamictal - switch to generic lamotrigine?

Submitted by jencas16 on Sat, 2008-09-20 - 21:04
I am glad I stumbled upon this.  I just had another tonic-clonic and my doc increased my meds.  When I went to refil my script, had been a mail order so I was low anyway, I was shock that I only had to pay $10!  Epilepsy meds never go generic!  They stop working for everyone by the time they get that old!  So anyhow, seeing as though I have Aetna POS, (an HMO pretending to be a PPO), I have to get the generic.  I am a school teacher and cannot aford to pay the full price of the brand name Lamictal, plus the Topamax $25 co-pay.  It is still unknown if the increased dosage will do the trick, i may have to change meds anyway.  I am on 300mg twice a day. of topa and Lam.

Re: Lamictal - switch to generic lamotrigine?

Submitted by david1962 on Mon, 2008-09-29 - 01:14

If you have to pay for the brand name Lamictal, go to there web site and they will send you $10.00 coupons for your prescriptions. Just last month they sent me a card for 6 refills $50.00 off max per prescription.

 

David

If you have to pay for the brand name Lamictal, go to there web site and they will send you $10.00 coupons for your prescriptions. Just last month they sent me a card for 6 refills $50.00 off max per prescription.

 

David

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