After the ‘pink clouds,’ he sees red
Current Psychiatry. 2007 November;06(11):84-93
November 1, 2007|Current Psychiatry
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Mr. T receives lamotrigine for longstanding mood swings, hypomania, irritability, and anxiety. Two weeks later, a rash covers much of his body. Is the anticonvulsant to blame?
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Drug Brand Names
- Bupropion • Wellbutrin
- Buspirone • BuSpar
- Carbamazepine • Tegretol, Equetro, others
- Ciprofloxacin • Cipro, Proquin
- Escitalopram • Lexapro
- Hydrochlorothiazide • various
- Lamotrigine • Lamictal
- Lithium • Eskalith, others
- Olanzapine • Zyprexa
- Peginterferon alfa-2B • PEG-Intron
- Phenytoin • Dilantin
- Ribavirin • Copegus, Rebetol, others
- Valproic acid • Depakote
Disclosure
Dr. Conrad receives research/grant support from AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Forest Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, and Wyeth.
Drs. Pejic, Nesbitt, and Klinger report no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.
