This medicine
Make sure lab personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug
Signs of infection like fever, chills, very bad sore throat, ear or sinus pain, cough, more sputum or change in color of sputum, pain with passing urine, mouth sores, or wound that will not heal
Lamictal (lamotrigine) is an anticonvulsant used alone or in combination with other antiseizure medications for treating certain types of seizures
False-negatives can occur when the urine drug concentration is below the threshold level set by the laboratory performing the test
Keywords: Phencyclidine (PCP), False positive, Lamotrigine (Lamictal), Drugs of abuse, Rapid urine drug screen, Toxicology Go to:
Answer Lamictal ( lamotrigine) has been reported to cause false positives for PCP (phencyclidine) on urine drug screenings
Brown urine can be caused by: Eating lots of fava beans, rhubarb or aloe can cause dark brown urine
sleep problems (insomnia)
Diluted urine occurs when there’s too much water in the urine
Promethazine
Detoxification
Breastfeeding while taking lamotrigine: Lamotrigine can get into breast milk
Key Takeaways: Lamictal’s Primary Uses: Lamictal, also known as lamotrigine, is primarily prescribed for treating epilepsy and bipolar disorder
Lamictal is a medication that is used to treat seizures and bipolar disorder
Affected patients may experience frequent bowel movement urges that yield watery or loose stools
You either have a structurally small bladder or its a functional problem where low volumes of urine in your bladder trigger the urge to void
You can google “lamictal urine odor” and it comes up
Aside from sleep problems, other side effects may include: Skin rashes (with the potential for Stevens-Johnson syndrome) Headaches
[2][3] Primary polydipsia can be categorized into two types
There are 72,153 people reported to have side effects when taking Lamictal
This medicine cannot cure epilepsy and will only work to control seizures for as long as you continue to take it
The unpublished guide lists venlafaxine as a “potential” cross reactant and lamotrigine (Lamictal®, GlaxoSmithKline) as the only known medication to cause false-positive results for PCP on their rapid urine screen
Hyponatraemia flowchart