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Lamictal - switch to generic lamotrigine?
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 18:27Comments
Re: Lamictal - switch to generic lamotrigine?
Submitted by zaraband on Sat, 2008-10-04 - 11:13
Re: Lamictal - switch to generic lamotrigine?
Submitted by twin1 on Wed, 2009-02-11 - 19:32
Damn insurance companies. My insrance company wanted me to pay a $1000 co-pay for Lamictal, so I had to go with the generic - Lamotrigine. ($10 co-pay... can't argue with that, I guess.) Anyway, I am so relieved (but sorry) to find someone with similar side-effects. Dizzyness, nausea, and balance problems about an hour after taking it. I was taking 350mg Lamictal before the switch, and 350mg of the generic still seems to work. I tried a stronger dose when I first started it, because the doc had also told me that generics may contain less than brand name. Turns out that that wasn't true for me, though. It's all relative. So if your neurologist is insisting that these side-effects aren't from the meds, tell him to kiss off.
-Heather.
Damn insurance companies. My insrance company wanted me to pay a $1000 co-pay for Lamictal, so I had to go with the generic - Lamotrigine. ($10 co-pay... can't argue with that, I guess.) Anyway, I am so relieved (but sorry) to find someone with similar side-effects. Dizzyness, nausea, and balance problems about an hour after taking it. I was taking 350mg Lamictal before the switch, and 350mg of the generic still seems to work. I tried a stronger dose when I first started it, because the doc had also told me that generics may contain less than brand name. Turns out that that wasn't true for me, though. It's all relative. So if your neurologist is insisting that these side-effects aren't from the meds, tell him to kiss off.
-Heather.
Re: Lamictal - switch to generic lamotrigine?
Submitted by david1962 on Mon, 2008-09-29 - 01:23
I have been taking Lamictal for about 4 years now, its been the best drug I have ever used. Just last month out of the blue they switched me to a generic so I paid the extra premium. I have Blue Shield insurance has this happened to anyone elese
FYI: You can get coupons and cards for discounts from the manufacture, last month they sent me a card for my refills worth $50.00 per prescription off what ever you pay or your co-pay.
I have been taking Lamictal for about 4 years now, its been the best drug I have ever used. Just last month out of the blue they switched me to a generic so I paid the extra premium. I have Blue Shield insurance has this happened to anyone elese
FYI: You can get coupons and cards for discounts from the manufacture, last month they sent me a card for my refills worth $50.00 per prescription off what ever you pay or your co-pay.