- my peanut is growing up.....:) 23rd February 2005
... free 8 months on March 7th. She is down to 400mg of Lamictal a day and we see Dr. Z on April 20th. This is just...
... morning, since the increase of her med. The increase of Lamictal has messed her tumbling up a little. I guess it takes...
- Trileptal for depression...really having seizures? 22nd February 2005
... none of them helped until my family doc put me on Lamictal , and anti-convulsant.
When I went to a psychiatrist...
- Off the deep end? 20th February 2005
... disturbances and chest pains. My neuro switched me to Lamictal . I am still on the start up package. I see my neuro...
... and I have taking topomax and then was switched to Lamictal . I was DX 3 years ago with this crap...and I read...
- Trileptal vs Dilantin 16th February 2005
... tired and was having palpitations. He switched me to Lamictal and I am still on the second week of the sample kit...
- those with Partial Complex temporo-occipital 16th February 2005
... having trouble with my vision on it. I am now taking Lamictal , so far so good except for chest pain one day. I have...
- Wondering What The Heck To Do Next...Suggestions? 15th February 2005
... time job (I'm a full time student).
I've been on Lamictal .
I'm really just venting. My list of meds to...
- temporal lobe epilepsy and memory 14th February 2005
... have these from time to time even on meds...I take Lamictal , was on Topomax, started with Klonopin...I know this...
- nothing is working 12th February 2005
... Bonnie was on Keppra for a very short time. She is on Lamictal and Trileptal, trying to get off of trileptal.
...
- Lamictal and vision problems? 1st February 2005
... mix is what messed her up.We will eventually be off Lamictal altogether.Zonisamide is in trial in Canada still...
... convinced is a quack said it had nothing to do with the lamictal . I had a seizure and insisted on going back to my ... phenobarb. HE replied by saying i wasnt on enough Lamictal . ARGH im waiting to see a new nuero....
... When I was on Lamictal , I never had to have a level drawn. I am not sure ... a lot, but it was due to the Tegretol and not the Lamictal . I take Keppra now, but if I had to change meds, I ... 'd try Lamictal again without a question.
If I had to guess, I would ... of one med on another. If it is really due to the Lamictal , seems like her vision would be better as the level...
... My brother has been reciently put on Lamictal in combination with his Tegretol XR, which he's been ... ago. He has reported the same side effect!!! The lamictal makes his vision blurry, especially after a night...
... vision has been a little blurry since I started taking Lamictal . One potential problem with Lamictal is that it binds...
... Count me in with fuzzy vision and Lamictal . I heard about an epilepsy med and I think it is called...
- Partial Complex E questions 31st January 2005
... myself but was totally unaware so they switched me to Lamictal . I read the side effects on that and am scared because...
... vision trouble is sure not something to take lightly! Lamictal can be a great med for some. Key is going up very...
... problems with medictions. I had a sever reaction to Lamictal last year - thought I was having a heart attack.
...
... tired all the time.
Does anyone know if they test for Lamictal levels? I wanted to wait until I was completely off...
- some "good" news...... 29th January 2005
... side effects there is for this drug. She is now on Lamictal (for almost a year) and is doing much better, she...
... ! CONGRATULATIONS, MEG!! Good job. So good to see Lamictal has been a great med after so many problems!...
... Thanksgiving was her last dose. She is also currently on Lamictal , about 18 months now. I can tell a difference, now...
... swears she is NOT changing meds again, and if the Lamictal stops working she wants to pursue the possiblity of...
... suicidal feelings are gone.
We are trying to get on lamictal alone.
Good luck with the driving! It is a tough...
- topamax and loss of job!! 29th January 2005
... I complaned and now the doctor wants to put me on lamictal and I am afraid to go on anything since I felt soooo ... the most). if it got worse does anyone know about lamictal ? Now I need to find another Job because of that crap...
- Update on my situation 27th January 2005
... definately thinks brain related. On a good note though my Lamictal is doing a better than average job for me so that...
- Anyone been to Epilepsy Center for Eval? 25th January 2005
... they've started lowering my dosage and I'm on the Lamictal Starter pack right now. I hope they can find out...
- Depakote / Epilim / Sod Valproate 24th January 2005
... same drug) 2 x 500mg per day well controlled, tried lamictal did not work, nor tegretol. want to get pregnant in...
...
I am currently on 1200mg of Epilium and 150mg of Lamictal . I have been on Epilium since I was 15 months old...
... I took epilim (3000mg/day) with my son as well as lamictal and klonopin. I took 10mg folic acid the whole time...
- Uncontrollable/Elevated Dilantin Levels 22nd January 2005
... a.m. and cut me back to 400mg/day and increased my Lamictal to 150mg 2x/day. He said that dilantin is a rather ... off of it if possible (that's why he's upping the Lamictal ). He said that the slightest increase/decrease in...
... symptom of how mindless I was on other AEDs, and on Lamictal , which the neurologist placed me on multiple times ... Dilantin in decreasing doses I do know going up on Lamictal , so did those two interact? My Dilantin levels were...
- Could this be a brain tumor? 20th January 2005
... below butt
Prescribed Keppra at first, starting Lamictal next and taking Nortriptyline for Migraines
All...
- Stres = Partial Complex Seizures 18th January 2005
... night.
We were told by our Epi that because of the Lamictal possibly causing sleep problems (as do other AEDs...
- Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (CPH) & Epilepsy 18th January 2005
... 2Xs a day, Nortriptyline 30mg 1X a day, and starting Lamictal at 25mg 2Xs per day (on starter pack to get off Keppra ... and use Lamictal ). I'm not taking anything for CPH right now, my doc...
- Keppra as Monotheraphy 17th January 2005
... AEDs. No set outcome with them.
The Epi added Lamictal to the Keppra and it worked so/so. Our daughter had ... She has been seizure free since, but still takes Lamictal twice a day for the next 2 years.
Good luck with...
- looking for anything on depokote 14th January 2005
... mono), Keppra (added to Neurontin), Keppra (mono), Lamictal (added to Keppra) and now to Lamictal (mono). Katie...
... interesting. Jake's new Neuro just switched him from Lamictal to Depakote. So far so good. Lamictal stopped the ... found a Neuro yet to say that they were caused by the Lamictal , but they even list it as a side effect on their own ... site. To me he seems less agressive on this than the Lamictal , but it is not in his nature to be aggessive. He ... just started that behavior while on Lamictal . Right now it just seems like we have our old sweet...
- Bonnie - poor decisions 13th January 2005
... meds for the last 2 years. We had just increased the lamictal 2 weeks ago and were fixing to increase again. I don ... trileptal yet, still working on it. We were going to get lamictal up higher before we tried again.
Her other option...
... new med until you are SURE you want to do it. The Lamictal is going to take awhile to come off of. Not as long...
... ready to change meds yet until we get her on just lamictal and see if that works. We haven't gotten to the dose...
... going to apply for. She also told me trileptal and lamictal are both very expensive, she said SHE wouldn't be...
... Hi Debbie,
I forgot to post that Katie's Lamictal is $385.60 per month, if we had to pay out of our...
- i think Gage may be progressing or having breakthroughs??? 12th January 2005
... adjust to the new dose. We just increased Bonnie's Lamictal by 50 m in the morning. Just that amount has affected...
... adjust to the new dose. We just increased Bonnie's Lamictal by 50 m in the morning. Just that amount has affected...
- I had Stevens-Johnson syndrome!! 10th January 2005
... could have done me serious damage.
I am now on lamictal and it is much better. However there is a risk of...
... Lamictal is what caused me to get SJS last summer.
...
- Carbamezapine and Pregnancy ? 7th January 2005
... of cases it is best to keep on your meds. I take lamictal and phenobarbital. And although phenobarbital is...
- Lamictal and rash after months of being on meds?? 31st December 2004
... wanted to change my medication. The doctor suggested Lamictal . I started titrating (took 25mg for two weeks and...
... rash a lot on the back of his legs. He has been on lamictal for 2 years. The only thing that helped him was lotion...
... were extremely red. The doctor took me off of the Lamictal and they started to go away but it took a few weeks ... like a zombie all the time. By the time I went on the Lamictal , I had tried to so many different drugs and this one ... effects were always bad. He put me slowly back on Lamictal about 6 months later and I didn't get the rash that...
- My appointment wasn't what I expected... need some reassurance 31st December 2004
... fine. :) :) :) :) I'm freaking!!! He is adding Lamictal . 25mg twice a day, but I'm still freaking!!!!! : ... pals input too!!)
Any info I should know about Lamictal ?
Thanks for listening and again HAPPY NEW YEAR...
... My daughter is on Lamictal also. She was started at 25 mg a day and was slowly ... that. In fact, she's never had any problems with the Lamictal . I hope you don't either. Good luck and I hope things...
... Makes no sense, does it?
I do have a question about Lamictal , does anyone have trouble with arthritis type pain ... at times and this started two days after I started Lamictal , got to be asociated! :)
But I'm doing better...
... stuff is ok...nose bleeds etc. Katie had been on Lamictal now for 16 months or so and hasn't had any joint pain...
- Birth control: progesterin implant? 31st December 2004
... recently diagnosed with epilepsy. I am on 300 mg. of lamictal /day, and I have been seizure for 6 months (since starting ... the lamictal ). I have had simple partial seizures for at least...
- Problems, questions, need advice plz 29th December 2004
... had this sort of thing happen before. I was put onto Lamictal this time last year at 50mg and my dossage was boosted ... well. Could these things be side effects from the Lamictal ? Has anyone else experianced this? I have made an...
... office ASAP...something is not right!
My son is on Lamictal which was increased to 150 MG twice daily. He started...
... him what was going on and asked if it could be the Lamictal but he seems certain it is not an effect. He has orgainized...
- Tegretol and Lamictal 28th December 2004
... I do not know a therapeutic range for Lamictal ,. but I am more familir with Tegretol. I took both ... of these meds together, and I as told that the Lamictal potentiated the action of the Tegretol making it seem ... like I had taken a higher dose. I never had to have a Lamictal level drawn, and it was because there was no established ... blood level at that time. I started Lamictal when it was rather new. I took 600 mg of Lamictal...
... epileptologist.
Since I and the doctor cut back on the Lamictal to 100mg in am and 100mg in pm there have been no...
... Have them pull a lamictal level also. My grandson has been on lamictal for 3years ... . just lamictal he had some problems like you discribed when they ... kept trying to raise his lamictal . He was 6 and they wanted him on 150 mg 2 times a ... caused by hypoglacimia and we are now weaning off the lamictal . But they can pull lamictal levels it takes about ... Its going to take 6 months to get william off the lamictal .
Good luck.
Laura...
... request that done!! Poor guy...givng him that much lamictal !!
Betty...
- TEGRETOL and ITCHYNESS (Rash Maybe?) HELP Before I Scratch Myself Away! 27th December 2004
... for about 4 years, but that didn't work. Now i'm on lamictal and it is working fine :)
Have u been to your doctor...
- hi everybody......how are you? 26th December 2004
... her meds (Keppra) and we were told she'd be on the Lamictal for "up to" the next 2 years. She has done so well ... will have to stop driving when she comes off of the Lamictal down the road.
As far as school goes, the jury...
- eeg and seizure medication 22nd December 2004
... seizure on November 18) I am currently on Lamotrigine Lamictal . I was wondering if the test will show false normal...
- Neurologist Vent 22nd December 2004
... did have a seizure 3 months later they put him on lamictal . He is now weaning off that I have proven that he ... keep getting the shakes and they kept raising his lamictal and tried to add amitriptyline made him halloucinate ... asking for and what to do.
I had made them drop his lamictal level and took away the amitriptyline. He is currentally ... on 62.50 mg lamictal in the pm and 75 mg in the am and we are decreasing ... again this week. With the lamictal I noticed he did have slower fluency in reading and...
- Phenobarbital and Gelastic Seizures 11th December 2004
... go worst...so Tegerol was added....now have added lamictal and taking off the pheno. There are many more drugs...
... tegretol, topamax, keppra, dilantin, phenobarbital, lamictal and we use diastat for prolonged seizures. We are...
- What does this sound like?I need help!! 10th December 2004
... My son (will be 24 in Jan) is taking 150mg of Lamictal , 400mg of Tegretol XR in the morning,a 200mg of Tegretol ... in the afternoon, and 150 mg of Lamictal and a 400 mg of Tegretol and a 30mg of phenobarb(we ... off pheno slowly) and the neuro is increasing the lamictal as we do so. We just started this way of taking the ... much meds? His weight is 120. We just increased the Lamictal by 25 mg twice daily. and lowered the pheno from 60...
... least 1st grade probably sooner.
She takes 100 mg lamictal in the morn and 100 mg in the afternoon. She also...
... least 1st grade probably sooner.
She takes 100 mg lamictal in the morn and 100 mg in the afternoon. She also ... Tripp is 120(was 124) and he is now taking 150mg lamictal am and pm PLUS the Tegerol 400 mg am,200 mg afternoon...
- Topamax Questions 9th December 2004
... it one more week before I call. My doc also added Lamictal , so maybe that one is adding a bit more to it... who...
- Hi, I'm new...and looking for others with Epilepsy 9th December 2004
... Dilantin, Zoroton (not on those 2 anymore) Epilium and Lamictal . I have been taken meds the whole time and when I...
- <<<< DianaF >>> testing/surgery 8th December 2004
... months today! :) And she is off of her Keppra and on Lamictal monotherapy. First time in over 4 years....
- How much tegretol is too much? 8th December 2004
... No luck. Moved on to Depakote, Neurontin, Keppra, Lamictal . All within a 4 year time span. That is when we ... case). That area was removed and she is on one AED ( Lamictal -monotherapy) and seizure free since her surgery June...
- Pregnant w/ epilepsy 4th December 2004
...
I'm not sure about the meds you are on, I take Lamictal and Phenobarbital, which Lamictal is fine, the other...
- New 3rd December 2004
... the moment, but the Neurologist is starting me on Lamictal on Monday. I have a EEG on the 11th of Jan.
I...
- Seizures Worse 3rd December 2004
... Teaching hospitle here, and they iv'd dilanten, she is on lamictal right now, which seemed to help but she is very drunk...
- Help, need advice on med change 30th November 2004
... I started taking Lamictal about 18 months ago. I went up slowly and was doing ... been getting more literature on swollen glands and Lamictal , apparently it's not as rare a side effect as previously ... on my family.
Have any of you had this reaction to Lamictal ? What do you think about the symptoms, could it be ... that I am suddenly developing these reactions to Lamictal after this long?...
... you, but it was very interesting for me to read your Lamictal experience. I had quite a bad reaction to Lamictal ... glands (which I am also prone to) but after being off Lamictal for over 2 months (now on Keppra) these have not yet ... knows what would have happened if I had stayed on Lamictal , but unfortunately, taking Lamictal out of the equation...
... your regular doc to discuss what the neuro said about lamictal ?
Is there any way for you to get some more support ... time frame your neuro felt was important to drop the Lamictal ....like did he want you to drop it really soon? maybe...
- Head itching,and Lamictal 29th November 2004
... I have been takign lamictal for almost five years and no head itching to report...
... I have read on another site that Lamictal often causes changes in your hair. It may get straight ... has so much that we don't notice. I have heard of Lamictal causing itching too. Not only on the head.
Maybe...
... cause itching.That's why I thought It might be the Lamictal .I can try another doctor at my surgery,It's a woman ... urine.Which they couldn't find the cause.(I wonder If Lamictal might have something to do with that).But like I said...
... Recently my Lamictal dosage was increased and I've had a similar reaction...
- Big Seizure Today Grand Mal Or? 22nd November 2004
... didn't know what.
Jake is seizure free since his Lamictal increase. I hope your med increase helps Patrick...
... didn't know what.
Jake is seizure free since his Lamictal increase. I hope your med increase helps Patrick...
- Epilepsy need information 21st November 2004
... started me on Tegretol and had reaction. I then went on Lamictal and had a very sever reaction that almost killed me...
- rash and lamictal 18th November 2004
... Hi Debbie: I've been taking Lamictal for 3 years and though I've never had a rash I've...
... I had the rash after being on Lamictal for several months (and it worked great for me too ... experience has been... My 11 year old daughter is on Lamictal now, and I know I check every little spot! Good...
... Hi Debbie ive been on Lamictal for 2 years now 900mg a day and have not had any rash...
... Hi all
I was on Lamictal for only a short period of time (a week I think??...
... help you, Jaclynann, then maybe it doesn't help the lamictal rash. I know there has to be a rash for the doc to...
... but the rash can develop even after you have been on Lamictal for a few years. We have been told to keep and eye ... on Katie as long as she is on Lamictal . Katie lets me know if there is anything I should...
... Has anyone had any experience with the Lamictal rash? Bonnie started with a rash all over her legs ... said if it went away with benadryl it wasn't from the lamictal . It came back again that afternoon, gave more benedryl ... to see what happens. Still worried it could be the lamictal , she is in the second week of an increase of lamictal ... . Any ideas?
Debbie
I've been taking Lamictal for 8 years...No rash. Just get tired. I take Klonopin...
... Jake has been on Lamictal since May and has had a rash 3 times. 3 Doctors have ... told us this rash is not from the Lamictal. The Lamictal rash is like hives that blister. It is usually in ... Johnson" rash, doesn't mean it isn't caused by the Lamictal . I have read on other sights that all kinds of rashes...
... response. Bonnie has had a rash twice since she started lamictal in July. The first time , in August, we went to the ... from a spray on tan. The doc said that was what the lamictal rash looked like but she felt it was probably from ... since the benadryl took care of it that it was not the lamictal . I'm like you Wendy, it's strange to have another...
... having a rash problem too, but I don't know if it's the lamictal or has come from being scratched by my cat.
Sounds ... it itches.
I'm so afraid I will have to go off lamictal ...it acutally seems to be doing something positive...
... description you gave "heat rash" sounds valid for Lamictal reaction. Bummer that you may not be able to even...
... , etc. get rid of the rash then it's not from the lamictal .
I put some on last night and it has helped already...
... handfull of meds before I came close to control. Lamictal at 800/day was one that didn't pan out; levels were ... questionable about an issue with a med.
I hope Lamictal does work out for you.
--Travis...
... my daughter was on Lamictal for 3 months before she developed a bad rash. It covered...
... member bevin just writing and wanting to say that lamictal can not only give a rash on the neck but in my case ... rip my face off. I could not stopping itching. The lamictal was becoming toxic to my body.when an antiseizure ... which Is what works for a lot of people instead of lamictal .
rash will not occur with depakote and it will control ... seizures just as well or better than lamictal ...
... to salty from bevin lamictal causes red rashes that itch til you want to rip your ... you are or were experiencing was as a result of the lamictal . the rash will leave a faint pinkish red tone on your ... itching. i tell you this because I am allergic to lamictal it became toxic and that is when you get a rash and ... itch where you want to rip your skin off your body. Lamictal does indeed cause the rash you have been describing...
... to my dosage now for two months, so I have been on Lamictal for say four to five months total. I have not seemed ... develope, in a space that I never had one before. Can lamictal cause a rash at this late date? This is just a red...
... to pdwadlinger hello my name is bevin yes lamictal can cause a red patch because i developed red patches ... on my face after the rash went away. My rash from lamictal started after i took the maintenace dose for about ... two months . Lamictal can cause a rash later than two months in other patients...
... since. I hope it does not come back because I like lamictal .
Salty...
... debvid;1328220]Has anyone had any experience with the Lamictal rash? Bonnie started with a rash all over her legs ... said if it went away with benadryl it wasn't from the lamictal . It came back again that afternoon, gave more benedryl ... to see what happens. Still worried it could be the lamictal , she is in the second week of an increase of lamictal ... Debbie,
All I can say is get off the Lamictal FAST.Go and see your neuro,who should have informed...
- I NEED ADVICE!! (pregnancy & the surgery) 17th November 2004
... suffer from grand-mal seizures. Currently I am on Lamictal and Topamax. The seizures started in Oct on 2001 and...
... weeks, so this will be a huge indicator. Katie takes Lamictal and will be off of Keppra as of next Thursday (Thanksgiving...
... you should be so proud of her.
I have been on Lamictal since the beginning of my seizures (2001) and out ... that I have taken (Dilantin, Tegretol, and Topamax) Lamictal has been my favorite. The side effects have been very...
- Withdraw symptoms after going off meds? 16th November 2004
... when I had my medication changed - came off Epilim & Lamictal really quickly due to side effects, and those sensations...
- Keppra 11th November 2004
... I have Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and am currently on Lamictal , Tegretol CR, and have been put on Keppra as well...
... dosage is am & pm in the am my dosage is Keppra 250mg, Lamictal 450mg, & Tegretol 300mg. My night dosage is Keppra ... 500mg Lamictal 450mg & Tegretol 400mg. so far so good i hope that...
... the meds that the docs are most comfortable with are Lamictal and Keppra. Have tried Lamictal and got really sick...
- Epilepsy and ADD, Help! 10th November 2004
... Jake is 8 and having no seizures on Lamictal , but his ADD is effecting his school work. He is...
... Our Neuro says these ticks are not caused by the Lamictal , but it is so strange to me that he never had any ... take his clothes off. It's a great cure for the " Lamictal Insomnia" but that's about it. He still can't finish...
- Weird Seizures?? 9th November 2004
... most Dr's do not recognize it as a seizure? I take lamictal and am seizure free but I am just curious if there...
... did not work. The seizure medication is working ( lamictal ) for me. I guess i just have symtoms that are not...
- lamictal 29th October 2004
... I take Lamictal and the only side effect I get is that I cannot fall...
... My doc recently stepped up my Lamictal dosage and I've noticed that there were many more...
... hi,, have been on lamictal for 3 yrs now after using all the others.. i have...
... Hi guys,
I have been on Lamictal for a few years now, my doc put me on that so he could...
... I was on Lamictal for a very short while. I had a very bad reaction ... heart was fine (thank goodness) but they stopped the Lamictal right away. After three days the symptoms subsided...
... I started taking lamictal for partial seizures a few months ago and was also...
... Are any of you taking Lamictal monotherapy? I am on Keppra monotherapy and am not ... regardless of the effect on quality of life. I mentioned Lamictal and have taken it before but with the Keppra. Has ... any of you taken Lamictal monotherapy, and how does it work for you? Phoebe...
... week of Keppra on Monday. Our Epi is confident the Lamictal will work well as monotherapy. The first 2-3 weeks...
- surgery for seizures 28th October 2004
... coming off of one med, Keppra (YAH!), and is also on Lamictal . She had a Left Temporal Lobectomy/Hippocamectomy...
- messing up words when talking 27th October 2004
... About a month ago, my neurologist increased by Lamictal to 200 mg a day ( from 100 mg) and decreased my Neurontin...
... doesn't make any sense though, just randomly. I take lamictal too, and that might have something to do with it....
... mouth just don't make any sense! I'm on tegretol and lamictal . I always wondered if my medications made my speech...
- Anti-seziure meds and no caffeine 27th October 2004
... Keppra (allergic) Dilantin, Depakote, Neurontin & Lamictal . After being on Dilantin and Neurontin for 8 years ... , I started taking Lamictal and Neurontin.
I found (when I was taking the...
- Whats With The Crash? 24th October 2004
... is worth a try. I have taken it since 1998 or 1999. Lamictal was a good med with few side effects so you may be...
... about a month now having been tried on both Epilem and Lamictal which I experienced bad reactions to (although they...
- *KATIE* YAHOOO!!! SuPeR NeWs!!! 20th October 2004
... hair from the head shaving!
Katie will stay on Lamictal as monotherapy for the next 2 years. A few more EEGs ... and a decision will be made regarding the removal of Lamictal at that point. She will have to give up driving again...
- High Dose Topamax and Ritalin? 10th October 2004
... and I don't notice any depression.
She also takes Lamictal as add on. Some of the other meds she was on over ... Tegretol XR, Carbatrol, Depakote, Neurontin, Keppra & Lamictal . And combos of some of these.
Katie has been ... load of meds tho 3000mg of Keppra daily and 400mg of Lamictal daily)
We have been blessed. It will be 5 months...
- Just got out hospital 7th October 2004
... experience with Dilantin. Katie takes Keppra and Lamictal right now. Katie takes 1500mg of Keppra twice/day...
- Could it be Side effects?? Whats going on? ( long ) 5th October 2004
... Altace(high blood pressure), Dilantin, Zonegran and Lamictal . I think that sometimes you end up with so many different...
- Do Seizures start at age 38? 1st October 2004
... began I took over 20. I take Klonopin, Diamox and Lamictal . I have to take these meds the rest of my life or...
- Looking for empathy and answers. Son newly diagnosed 29th September 2004
... of thinking I was odd. I'm not on depakote, I'm on lamictal , keppra and topamax, but all anti-epileptic drugs...
- update on bonnie 23rd September 2004
... neurologist day before yesterday. They increased her lamictal , we will get to 100mg in morning and 100mg at night ... neuro said she didn't have enough of trileptal or lamictal in her and this is why she was having them. We are ... trileptal for now and then try to wean off as the lamictal increases. We may have to keep her on a small dose...
... seizures for 3 days! :) We had not increased the lamictal yet. We are at 50 lamictal morn/ 50 at night, and ... leave well enough alone or to continue increasing lamictal and decreasing trileptal :) , don't want to mess with ... this is just a quirk and she will do better on just lamictal or what. I quess I should call her doc.
Praise the...
... Sept so I left her meds alone and didn't increase the lamictal or decrease trileptal. Today I get a call from the...
- Help...!! ( please ) 20th September 2004
... considered a candidate. She is currently taking Keppra and Lamictal and has been seizure and aura (funny feeling before...
- Seizures revisited years later 20th September 2004
... Our daughter currently takes Keppra (3 years) and Lamictal was added a year ago October. She has done well on...
... juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and was recently switched to Lamictal because carbamezapine in general, isn't good for JME ... affects except a numbness in my arms sometimes... the lamictal i've only been on soley since the 2nd week of august...
... Hi Cynthia,
Call your doctor about the rash... Lamictal is known for possibly causing a rash and your doctor...
- looking for information for my daughter: 17th September 2004
... dr. wants her to be weaned off tegertol and put on lamictal within the next six months so if after marraige she ... still on tegertol. Has anyone had a child while on lamictal and if so how did it effect you and the baby. She...
... within the next few years. My doctor has informed me Lamictal isn't bad to be on when you have a baby. Although ... will be getting the results on Monday to see if the Lamictal is working. If all goes well, I will be back to driving ... . Is your daughter only switching to just Lamictal ? How far is she into the switch? I have confidence...
... another baby. I have been upset by this. I was on Lamictal and I cant remember why I wanted off but it wasn't...
... I was switched from carbatrol to lamictal recently...first off because carbatrol isn't good...
... My daughter will be only taking lamictal . Her dr. wants to start marking the switch in March...
... Tegretol is one of the main AEDs for Partial sz and Lamictal is for the same type. What type of seizures does your...
- I'm back 16th September 2004
... during Frances.
Anyways, got switched completely to Lamictal and there has been a major reduction of my myoclonic...
... MandiB (X)!
Katie's been on that same dose of Lamictal for a year now and has done well on it.
Happy to...
- Lamictal and Oily Skin? 10th September 2004
... I'm on Depakote and Lamictal . Currently weening off of Dep. always had fairly dry...
... hmmm..strange.
I'm on lamictal but my skin consistency is fine. I'm going to sound...
... Hi,
Our daughter Katie (16) has been taking Lamictal for almost a year now and had a little oiler skin...
... My son is on Lamictal and I haven't really noticed his skin change, but...
- *Katie* 3 Month Mark!!! Seizure Free! 7th September 2004
... she wants to work on first. She's also on 400mg of Lamictal daily.
We'll see...I'm not in any hurry, really...
... her Keppra (as of Thanksgiving morning) and is on Lamictal as monotherapy. The first time in 4 1/2 years that...
... continued success. I hope Bonnie will get on just lamictal soon. We are going to try decreasing the trileptal ... again over the holidays. We have the lamictal up to 100mg in the morning and 100mg at night. I was...
- removal from meds 6th September 2004
... t go away. So back to the meds. I am switching to Lamictal now because they are finding bad things out about...
- For those on Dilantin 3rd September 2004
... dilantin as its "safer" to have children while on Lamictal rather than dilantin. Mind you... I already have a ... to have another. I was in the process of increasing Lamictal ...was off dilantin completely and weaning off phenobarbital...
... interlocked and try to push the "new drugs" on the market, Lamictal being one of them. Ever notice the price of Dilantin ... in comparison to Lamictal !!!
Case closed.
Good luck to you and do what...
- changes in period with med change 3rd September 2004
... also on Tegretol XR, Carbatrol, Neurontin, Keppra and Lamictal over the last 4 years. Her periods have never been...
- Sunlight and Absence Seizures 3rd September 2004
... with Absence Seizures two years ago. She has been on Lamictal for about 22 months after adverse reactions to Depakote ... . The Lamictal seems to control the seizures most of the time, but ... neurologist has tried changing the dosages of the Lamictal , but that does not seem to change anything.
Has...
... Hi there
I am not on Lamictal however, one of my major triggers for a grand mal...
... absence and Tonic Clonic seizures. He has been on Lamictal for 4 1/2 months and this is the only medication he ... just diagnosed in May. While we were stepping up on Lamictal Jacob had a wierd seizure out side on the swing. ... to normal.
So glad to hear of another child on Lamictal for absence seizures. Would love any info you have...
... thread on this topic from a while back. I'm also on Lamictal , with Keppra and Topamax.
Best of luck,
Eilidh...
