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Typical therapeutic dose of lamictal for bipolar?
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Lamictal dose: depends on weight, use of other meds . Typically 100-125 mg twice a day. Be sure to follow titration schedule of physician. Too rapid a titration increases the risk of Stevens Johnson Syndrome or TEN .
Answered 9/21/2016
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