How do you manage lamotrigine or lithium induced acne?
Answer from: at Community Practice
For Lithium, I have referred patients to dermatology but it seems the interventions suggested such as Doxycycline, Spironolactone, or Bactrim do not fully help. I try to reduce the dose if possible or switch to another mood stabilizer if the acne is severe and bothersome that it is making the patien...
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at SaVida Health As a child psychiatrist, it is always hard to dete...
at Psychiatric Group Of Princeton I haven't seen this in my patients yet. I would re...
I think lithium is overrated as an acne stimulant....
There’s an interesting segment where Rif El ...
I suppose there are different kinds of acne. Does ...
I have not had complaints about lamictal-related a...
I do a couple things for acne. First, it’s i...
As a child psychiatrist, it is always hard to dete...
I haven't seen this in my patients yet. I would re...