Make sure you watch your labels. My Dr changed the individual lamictal MG from four 100mg, to two 200mg. No one told me, and I didn’t notice and ended up taking 800mg for a week. I ended up in the emergency room with the inability to see properly, and couldn’t keep myself standing. So yeah, I overdosed on twice the maximum dosage, which damn near killed me - all because my Dr randomly changed my prescription and no one told me about it. Maybe I should have noticed, but I had the same prescription for the last 6 years.

So my point is, don’t be like me, make sure you read your labels. It could be your life, and a lot of pain and fear if you’re not observant

  • Zerlyna@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Always a good PSA. I had a similar problem and oddly enough with lamictal, Dr told me 2x a day and the bottle said 3. So I took 3. Not ER worthy but a week later I called to question because I started going off the rails and yeah it was too much.

  • Dem Bosain@midwest.socialEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Did your pill change shape or size? I get various generic differences all the time and have to double-check that it’s the right drug.

    Always double check if you get an unfamiliar shape or size.

    • Beardsley@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      2 months ago

      It was blue when it was previously white, but my psychiatrist had told me a week or so back that I shouldn’t worry about a color change because different manufacturers have different colors and such. So, even though the pill was blue, I didn’t question it much because my Dr. led me to believe it was nothing to be concerned about.

      Obviously I have learned a hard lesson about paying a lot closer attention to any changes that might have happened with my drugs. It’s apparently easy to overlook a major pill dosage change when no one mentions it to you. I just really don’t want something like this to happen to anyone else, I was terrified the entire time.