I was put on Carbatrol, but am now on Lamictal because I am trying to get pregnant. They say Lamictal is the safest to be on right now. I did have another one in 2004 because my doctor thought it was ok to take me off of the medicine since I hadn't had any problems for a few years, but I had another gran mal while on vacation in Vegas, so needless to say, I am back on medication.
It's so frustrating! They have no idea why I have epilepsy.
My son has been taking Lamictal for epilepy for several years. He has never had a seizure while on the medicine. Recently, he got fired from his job and has been under considerable stress. Last week he had a seizure and the blood level came in at almost zero. Can stress have an effect on the blood level of Lamictal?
drug if that makes sense. Doing some research on my own and comparing Lamictal with other anti-seizure meds, the side effects seem to be a bit less. I was on 400mg for a little while but started noticing some drastic side effects so I went down until I felt like I could function without my "spells" which was 100mg.
I have an idopathic seizure disorder for 35 years without seizure for 28 years. I have never had an abnormal EEG, CAT, CT, MRI or PET of the Brain.
I was on Dilantin for over 30 years and transitioned to Lamictal 4 months ago however developed rash and had to be dc'd.
I have been on small dose of Klonopin and Paxil 37.
Unfortunately, I had another seizure before my blood levels of Lamictal got up to therapeutic ranges. In response to this seizure, my doctor placed me on Keppra. I hated it so much that I stopped taking it after only a few days. It made me incredibly tired and moody. I work in medicine and I cringe every time someone tells me they stopped a medication without their doctor's knowledge. That should give you an idea how much I didn't like Keppra.
From personal experience (I take Lamictal and Seroquel), meds and alcohol do not mix very well. I have not had a seizure but I do not think it would be out of the question when mixing the two. I really can't give you a great answer because it is a huge unknown and I would rather not find out. It is better to play it safe. The only time I have ever blacked out was when I mixed the two - I would rather that not happen again. But also, it is hard to remain stable when consuming alcohol.
I'm on Lamictal. Lamictal makes you blackout when you drink with it. So essenially it heightens the alcohol effects. Even if you think you can handel your beer or hard Alcohol. be careful. Especially on such a high dose.
Also i depends what your seizures are like. When I was drinking i mostly had them the day after heavy drinking, they were absence seizures and never had them while drinking or never had a grandmal and i've had it my whole life. But that's just me. Hope that helps!
My daughter is now experiencing several side effects to keppra. She is extremely drowsy, very short tempered, depressed, and is reporting to me that her memory is 'foggy'. She's on a very low dose of keppra, only 250 mg at night and 125 mg in the morning. She's been on it a total of 3 weeks now. I've been with her and she seems to be very melancholy and also short fused over the many situations. She weighs 100 pounds and is 20 years old.
I was taking Lamictal (anti-seizure medicine) while getting ECT treatments. SHOULD I HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF LAMICTAL BEFORE THE INDUCED SEIZURES? I am experiences extreme memory loss and cognitve function. Unable to speak articulately since the ECT. It doesn't make sense that I would be on an anti seizure medicine. Would this require more electricity to be used to induce the seizure? Would more electricity risk brain damage? Which I feel I have.
I was diagnosed with a temporal lobe seizure disorder about 40 years ago. During that time I have always had trouble with being able to think in the right way. Habits, anger, anxiety, constant second guessing, racing thoughts, obsessive thoughts etc. I have been on different anticonvulsants, and am now on lamictal. None have been of any great help. Is this part of the disease?
I'm 19 and have been epileptic for 6 years, I have tried a variety of medications including keppra (giving me suicidal tendencies) and a couple of others which didn't control seizures. I have always been on Lamictal, which is slowly being increased after any fits or 'episodes' until the right dose for me is reached, in conjunction with this I also take Ethisuxomide, a drug that has worked well in controlling my absences.
4 of his seizures occurred in the morning and 2 in the afternoon - 1 while relaxing and one while playing basketball. He has been seizure-free for 3 yrs. on Depakote ER. The Dr. wants to try weaning him this summer, before he starts driving. My son and the rest of the family are extremely apprehensive about this. Dr. says if he has one seizure, he goes back on the med. for life. Only possible side-effect he has is fatigue, but not sure this is due to med.
My daughter takes lamictal for seizures shortly after beginning the lamictal she developed a tight cough.This began over a year ago. People are often commenting about it asking her if she needs water or if she is sick. She has seen a pediatric pulmonologist who recognized that she is having difficulty breathing but is unsure of the cause.
What specialmom said is correct, the prescribing physicians are the ones who can best answer these questions. I would call them as soon as you can to get these answers.
Have you ever considered getting a autism/seizure dog for your child? My daughter who has ASD has a service dog and he has made a huge difference in her life. Not only would the dog help prevent the self-harming behavior, but he/she could alert you when a seizure was happening.
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