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Laura R
lamictal and pregnancy
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Hi. I was diagnosed with Juvenille Myoclonic Epilepsy at age 13. At the time of diagnosis I was put on depakote which worked wonders...I had no seizure activity for the 10 years that I was on it. After consulting with my neurologist about having children and my concern with taking depakote during the pregnancy, she decided to slowly wean me off of the depakote. After 2 months of being completely off the depakote I had a grand mal seizure lasting 12 minutes, needless to say I had to go back on medication and at that time she decided that we would try lamictal since it has less chances of causing problems through pregnancy. In the past year that I have been on lamctal I have had to increase my dosage several times after having some small focal seizures. I think I have finally reached a dose that works for me. I am concerned with trying to get pregnant because I am afraid that not only could my child have birth defects from my medication but I am also concerned with the changes in hormones and stresses that come along with prenancy that I may not be able to control my seizures. I don't know anyone else to talk to so I need a little help from someone that may have been in this position. I am struggling with the fact that I am now 24 yrs old and ready to have a child but I don't know if this is the best decision. It is hard to admit as a woman that you may not be able to carry your own child and I know that addoption is another option but right now I am having some difficulty accepting that. Please write back if you have ever experience any of these issues. (I am not completely close minded...I want to hear the good and bad so that I can make a better informed decision on what I should do.)
Thanks
Laura R lpkany21@yahoo.com
By Laura R at Wed, 01/30/2008 - 2:10am | 211 views | 24 comments
Topic: Medication Issues
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Hi Laura, I wanted to share my story with you since like many of these women I too was scared and in your same situation. I was diagnosed with epilepsy when i was 17 and i am now 25. I have been on lamictal for the entire time. i'm currently on 600mg a day. 200 in the morning and 400mg at night. My neurologist also reccomended that lamictal is best during pregnancy. i have been married to an amazing man that has always supported me and taken care of me. also my mom lives with me so i am never really alone while he is at work. I have two beautiful children. A boy 6yrs old and a little girl almost 3yrs old. My pregnancies were perfect with no complications either and my children had no birth defects or learning disorders. However, during my pregnancy i did not drive and took very good care of my health. I still reccomend taking all advice and safety precautions since each of us may have different "triggers" to our seizures. Eat healthy for you and your baby, never sleep deprive yourself and be careful of your surroundings just in case.if also try not to overstress yourself too. having a baby or even adopting is a beautiful blessing. Just take the best care of yourself as well as possible. please let us know how everything goes. Im new to this forum too. I think its an awesome website for support and others that understand. :)
- Crystal
Hi Laura, Ive been on Lamictal for years now and was pretty stressed about it when I fell pregnant. I know one woman who had 3 children whilst on Epilim and all 3 are autistic. Docs forgot to tell her Epilim does that. Perhaps the hospital should have figured it out the 3rd time? My neuro told me I should be fine and that they would just take a few more scans than most to check all was good. My son sucked the drugs outta me! I had seizures all over the place as they lifted the dose up and up, making me even more stressed! He has turned out perfect. There is no physical or mental defects whatsoever. I dont know how I did it considering the amount of times I woke up on the floor, but I did. Dont stress so much, Lamictal did not harm my son in anyway whatsoever. He is now nearly 5 and is so much healthier and happier than I was, and he scoffed the drug out of me.
kazza x
I am actually a newcomer to this website although I wish that I would have known about this before now. I started having grand mal seizures almost 3 years ago. At the time I was 18 weeks pregnant with my first child. I had never had a seizure before. The first thought that came to my mind was my unborn child. I immediately went on Lamictal and my blood levels had to be checked monthly because of weight gain. My little girl was born healthy and beautiful with no problems at all! She will be 3 years old in April. My husband and I decided to get pregnant again the Summer of 2007. We were worried since this time I was on the Lamictal from the start of the pregnancy. But we decided no matter what we wanted another child and would love it no matter what. At this time the only known effects on a baby are facial defects. My second daughter was born this past April. She is healthy and beautiful. From personal experience I would say that for my situation there was no problems with Lamictal and either pregnancy. Best of Luck!
Hi Laura & everyone else,
I know it has been several months since the initial comment was posted, but I wanted to share my experience with Lamictal. I had a stroke at 16 months old (almost died) and have had epilepsy since the age of 7. I am now 24. I tried various medications as a child. It was a horrible rollercoaster of strange feelings with little to no benefit to the control of my seizures. However, I am a healthy and happy teacher and wife that leads a normal life. I was put on Lamictal before it was available in drugstores. It has been wonderful. I still have minor seizures when I get really sick, extremely tired, or during that time of the month. I am at the same point in my life as you. My husband and I have been married for 2 years and are ready to have children. I am going to the doctor next month to map out a plan for pregnancy or to see if it is an option. She has encouraged me that Lamictal is the best med to be on. I have been on it for 12 years now. So... I would love to share what I find out next month. My situation may be a bit different in that I also have Lupus and Psuedotumor Cerebri (False brain tumor). These issues cause more complications than just the epilepsy. My seizures are cause by a birth defect in my temporal lobe. My mother was perfectly healthy and had a great pregnancy. It can happen to anyone. I believe in the power of prayer and miracles occur daily. I am walking proof.
Best wishes and it is great to hear all the accounts of others experiencing this rollercoaster called life.
JJTennant
Hi there, I realise it was quite a few months ago that you posted your comment, but I just wanted to let you know my experiences. I have a son who is now 7. I was on epilum for him, and his motor skills were delayed, also speech, and we are looking into whether he has a bit of dyspraxia, but besides that he is a normal 7 yr old boy. Whether or not it is to do with the antiepileptic medication, can not really be proven.
My doctor advised me to change to lamotrigne(lamactil), as it was considered the best thing to take while pregnant these days, and also a new drug out, and spose to be one of the best. I was in the process of changing over to this drug from epilum, when I got pregnant again, so was a little worried as was still taking the epilum but at a reduced amount because I was coming off it.
I had a healthy baby girl, full term, she is now 3 yrs old, very bright, speech was well developed at 2, a lot sooner than others her age, toilet trained before 2, very clued on to everything, and completely different to my boy. Girls are spose to be a bit brighter than boys, but I would like you and everyone else out there know my story, and that yes there is a risk to taking antiepileptic medications while pregnant, but the risk of coming off it while already pregnant is far higher. During both pregnancys, I had no seizures, pain relief free labours, no seizures during or anything. My epilepsy is controlled thru taking medication, especially with this one.
I am now expecting my 3rd baby in 5 days, once again, easy pregnancy, no complications, my only fear of the upcoming labour!! Also I want to add that I did breastfeed my daughter, I have read that maybe you shouldn't due to the meds passing thru the breast milk, but any meds would, no matter what. I breastfed her for only 2 and a half wks and only stopped due to blocked milk ducts, which is very painful. I am planning on breastfeed this one too.
For me, the lamatrigine really stabilised my condition, I was not severe, but had not had a seizure for many yrs, until I had one about 2 yrs ago. I did not experience any side effects with it, however my Mum did, she got the shaking that apparently can happen. Anyway, I just wanted to share my experiences with pregnancy, and breastfeeding in relation to taking this and while on medication. I think if you can stabilise on one good one, and want to take the chance for children, it does work out, I do worry about whether my children will inherit this condition, but there are so many other conditions out there that can be inherited as well, that this is just one of many.
Good luck to all of you, and I hope this has helped some of you with your concerns and questions.
believe me when I tell you that I comepletely understand how you feel. The fear of what could happen. I spent years thinking about it and talking to my doctors and looking everything up on the internet. My husband and I are 28 and planned out our pregnancy. What we later found out is that everyone has a differnt experiance and doctors are just people they cant fix everything.
I currently have a 4 week old baby boy, he came out perfectly healthy besides needing a little help breathing that first day. I consider him my angle. People say this all the time but during my pregnancy I really felt like there was a angle watching over me. I had a very hard pregnancy. But I tried to keep a positive atitude even though at times i did have break downs. before I got pregnant I lived my life like every one else. I had epilepsy since I was 3, spent most of my life as if I didnt becasue of my meds. I started out on taking just lamictal. by the end of my pregnancy I was and still am on 4 different medications. When I first got pregnant my doctors said everything should be fine. on lamictal, she has never seen very bad cases. By my 3rd month is when everything started to happen. seizures started. , I was completely relyant on everyone. I couldnt drive. I had to work for pay so they tried to make it as safe as they could. I fell down on the floor hitting things on my head or back through my entire pregnancy. due to some seizures I didnt come out of, I was hospitalized several times. When they were trying new meds not all worked. some made me feel crazy, they took me off of it right away. I worked very close with my doctor calling her nurse at all times. At this time my doctor admitted my case was not the norm. she had never seen such a bad case. at the end I went into a seizure I couldnt come out of. My husband brought me to the hospital. last I remembered is that they got me under controll and said I would have a emergancy c section. I cried when I found out I would be asleep and my husband would not be in there. Next thing I remember is waking up and the nurse gave me 3 pictures of my baby. I didnt see him for 2 days, but my husband recorded everything I missed due to me not remembering. Because of all the meds I was on it took me longer to heel and get out of bed. When I saw him I new it was all worth it. I still have to go through getting off all the meds. but it is being put off so I can take care of him. When I see him I cant believe it. He was so protected even though I went through so much. I want more children in the future I've considered adoption but when I look at my son I start to question everything, what if it wouldnt be as bad. Or even could I do it again in the future. I have talked to women who have many kids and didnt go through what I did. When I was pregnant I said I will never have another baby due to going through what I did and I do still remember it all, But when I see him and my husband and me as a family I have that small bit of hope that I hold on to. Hope for the best and be prepared for the worst. I wish you the best. I hope you are one of the good cases. my son was worth everything.(sorry if spelling is wrong I've been watching my son in between writing)
I thought I'd share my experiences, too. My son is 2 1/2 years old. I had been on Lamictal for about five years before I had him and went through genetic testing before my husband and I decided to have a baby. My pregnancy was fantastic - no morning sickness, kept working out until my eighth month, perfect. Unfortunately, I suffered eclampsia on delivery; however, I think it was the stress my body was under and not necessarily my partial complex seizure disorder, though I'm guessing that being predisposed to seizures didn't help. I was in labor unmedicated for over 28 hours before I finally gave and got an epidural. It was the best thing I could have done for myself.
Anyway, at 2 1/2 my son is happy and healthy and doing fantastic. I'm so glad to hear about other women on Lamictal who have had such successful pregnancies and deliveries. I'm hoping that my experience was an anomoloy. I'd like to have another, but I'm hesitant to do so given my last experience. However, it sounds like by and large women are quite successful in childbirth while taking Lamictal. So good to hear!
I'm 21 now and I didn't start having seizures until last February, so just a little over a year ago. It was such a shock and taken a LOT of adjusting to. After months of testing and trying anti-depressants (my neurologist didn't think they were epileptic seizures), I was diagnosed last May.
I'm not pregnant, and not trying to become pregnant, but because of the possibilities that epilepsy brings to a fetus, I've seriously reconsidered the assumption that I'd have kids (after all, that's what "Good Southern Women" do, right?).
It's nice to hear from women who have had healthy children, but it's also good to hear the realities of the women who haven't. I was unaware that Lamictal was widely considered the safest drug during pregnancy, but would definitely like to get that information packet from the company--how do I go about that, Noha?
Liza, I too have had a lot of trouble with memory and speech issues. Did that worsen during your pregnancy?
Hi everybody. I contracted a virus when I was 34 and had tonic clonic seizures. I was formerly given depakote but when I started losing my hair, my neuro changed it to Keppra. Keppra really worked for me--no seizures despite the lack of sleep and stress brought about by work and my wedding preparations at that time. And Keppra had no side effect.
Last year, my husband and I decided to have a baby. So, after being on Keppra for 1 1/2 years, my med was changed to Lamictal which, according to my neuro, is the safest AED for pregnant women. With Lamictal, I had seizures (some mild, some lasted for a few minutes) almost every month, for a year. My doctor increased the dosage to 300mg/day to stabilize my system. It is at this point that I suffered from slurred speech, difficulty in remembering things and in concentrating on my work. I started forgetting the names of people and confused things that actually happened with those that I only imagined.
During this period, I realized that the support of the people around us--in my case, my husband--is very important. It is true that the changes that we experience, whether physically, mentally and/or psychologically can make us feel confused, lonely, insecure or even depressed. But with caring people around us, or even with this forum wherein we can write our experiences and share them with each other, we feel a lot better.
Right now, I am 37 and 6 weeks pregnant. Like some of you, I am worried about being pregnant while taking Lamictal/AEDs. But then I realized that worrying will not do any good for us and our baby. Let us just be happy and hope for the best.
So to you mothers and mothers-to-be out there, let's be happy for this blessing we have received, and congratulations! : )
Hi Laura
Im 17 and in November 2006 I was diagnosed with Juvenille Myoclonic Epilepsy.
First things first, Lamictal did me no good. The higher the dosage got the worse the effects. I have only ever had one Grand Mals and too many petit mals to remember.
One thing I do remember is that as i got older my petit mals decreased. I started getting petit mals around the age of 13 (2003). I figured that it was all connected to my periods. Around the time I started getting petit mals was when my periods started getting painful and heavy.
12 Days before I had the seizure (24th August 2006) I went on the contraceptive pill. 12 days into the menstrual cycle is when you ovulate and the levels of oestrogen are at their highest. Oestrogen has a convulsive affect and thats what led me to believe that it was the pill that caused my seizure.
I started weaning myself of the meds last year and last August I came off the pill and the lamictal and ive never felt better.
Im not depressed and I havent had any petit mals for ages.
I was actually told that I may grow out of the epilepsy but there was a low chance of it as I had had more than one seizure (petit mals classed as a seizure) so there was about a 20-30% chance of me growing out of it.
I think I may have been lucky as all the lamictal did for me was not for the best.
I hope everything goes well for you. I havent heard of many serious problems with Lamictal but if you want go on the World Health Organization website www.who.int
All AED's cause problems with pregnanc. I would advise taking folic acid every day if you do get pregnant.
Andrea, 17, England
i gave birth to two healthy children while taking 400mg daily of lamictal. i took folic acid daily and i have not had any troubles with pregnancy or breastfeeding related to lamictal. my children suffered from no birth defects or side effects of the medicine.
good luck! try not to worry too much. lamictal is a great drug for me.. seizure free since i started taking it regularly.
Hi Laura,
Congratulations on being pregnant! I have some good news for you. I have had two healthy girls while being on Dilantin for 10 years. My girls are 4 and 2 years old. My doses were bumped up quite a bit with weight-gain of pregnancy, but I was told Dilantin was extemely safe during pregnancy. . (My current Neuro said that Lamictal is another great option for a safe pregnancy, and to take Folic Acid as well.)
With my first daughter I had 4 repeated tonic clonics/grand mals two weeks before my due date. The next day I had a c-section and both baby and I were completely healthy and fine, through the drugs and the seizures.
With my second daughter I was completely seizure-free throughout the entire pregnancy and delivery! I worked closely with my ob-gyn after learning that my hormones changed dramatically at the end of my first pregnancy which diluted my meds and caused the seizures. We scheduled a c-section over a week before I was due to avoid the crazy hormones and everything was fine. No seizures, no health problems, and I have two gorgeous, healthy daughters.
Good luck with your pregnancy! And please know that there is hope. It is possible to have healthy babies while taking AED's. There are risks involved with everything though. And as a previous post said, make a decision and stick with it.
Hi Laura & everyone else
Unlike most of you, I only found out i was epileptic a couple of years ago, when my seizures increased. My seizures consisted of just blacking out, so during my childhood it was thought that I had low blood pressure!
I was put on Lamictal instantly because my doctors in Germany advised me that I was of child bearing age, been married for 5 years and it would be the safest drug for fertility purposes and pregnancy after that.
Once my Husband and I decided to consider having children, i started to look into the effects of AEDs more closely. To cut a long story short, after A LOT of research, i found out that AEDs are just scary meds, and all AEDs increase chances of child defects. And most of those defects were not detectable during pregnancy checks. I managed to get a report from the pharmaceutical company that produces LAMICTAL - a pregnancy registry sort of report from the company itself - they were very helpful. The report is advising women to think carefully because they dont have enough information to rule out how safe/unsafe the drug is. I strongly advise you all to contact the company, get the report and discuss it with your OBYGENs. After lengthy discussions, and knowing that my seizures though DAILY, were not serious enough for me to risk an increased possibility of birth defects (I get aura's before seizing so im usually in a safe position, and I only black out, which means oxygen supply to the baby is not at risk) - I decided to stop taking AEDs a few months before i got pregnant.
I am now 4 months pregnant, I am seizing daily (sometimes twice daily), pregnancy has increased the frequency of my seizures, but im med free and feel a little better knowing that i can put up with this difficult lifestyle until the baby is born.
My only problem is, how will they deal with my delivery. there is no information anywhere on what the standard procedure is for an epileptic woman not taking AEDs during delivery.
Good luck to you all and if any of you need that report i will be happy to send it to you but the last version i have is for last year. They update the report every six months
cheers
Noha
Hi all,
I am 38, epileptic, and 4 weeks pregnant. I will be going in for an abortion within the next 2 weeks. I am replying to your email because being med free and having lots of seizures is just as bad as being on the medicines. I had 1 seizure during my pregnancy 19 yrs. ago. My son was born with all sorts of problems and in intensive care for a week. Since you already have epilepsy you have the genetic marker for it which means your child will already carry the gene whether it becomes dominate or stays recessive remains to be seen. You were on meds for a long time and your body is still toxic. Your blood is toxic, the medicine has compromised your immune system whether you believe this or not. My neurologist said I was lucky my son was born with all of his limbs. My son was born with all of his limbs but he was developmentally disabled. He will always have a higher functioning form of autism known as Asperger's syndrome.
And so now at age 38 and 19 yrs of raising a special needs child. My son who I had to teach at age 5 to push a button on the phone to get 911 help if mommy fell. It really scared him and he would cry and cry. I am not putting another child through that.
Also, make sure you have the money necessary to raise a child and afford your medicines. Because you will need to go back on the medicines after you give birth. Also, be prepared for there to be a possibility of disability so you will not be extremely surprised if it happens. Remember to teach him/her the rules of safety and your seizures.
Enjoy your pregnancy, be careful, and have a wonderful time being a parent. I sincerely hope everything goes well for you and your family. I understand this decision is up to each individual. Thank you for listening.
Jerrys biker chick
Hi, I am having the same issues right now! I was dianosed with juvenile myoclonic epelipsy in 2006 and have been on Lamictal 150mg twice a day since then. All of my neurologists keep telling me about the possible birth defects, but you know birth defects are possible with any medication you take, whether its seizure medication or others. But, my doctor also recommended I start taking 4mg of folic acid a day before and during pregnancy to help prevent birth defects. I truly believe that this will help you and me. My husband just told me that he wants to try to start having children and I was instantly happy, but at the same time nervous. I know exactly how you feel about being worried of getting pregnant, but I think that you will be okay. There are alot of women who have epilepsy and have healthy pregnancies and babies. I would start taking folic acid and just keep faith that everything will be alright. Good luck to you.
Hi.
I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 14. I put on a high dosage of depakote that did nothing for me except make gain weight and my hands tremble. I found a new doctor and have since been on two meds: zonegran and lamictal for about 10 years. since 2000 my seziures have been relativly under control, with the exception of about 1 a year. I feel good and have no noticable side affects.
Last week, I just found out that I am pregnant!! I'm 26 and my husband and I are very happy. Of course there is worry because of the meds, but these drugs are very safe and any pregnancy could have problems. I can't spend my entire nine months worrying about what I cannot control. I have been talking to my dr about getting pregnant for a while now and she feels confident that everything will be fine. My dosages will probably need to be adjusted and my obgyn and my neuro will be in contact w/ eachother throughout. Just keep on your meds and talking with your dr. I don't think there is any reason, when you feel ready that any woman with epilepsy should not have children
Hi
I wanted to first tell you congratulations on your pregnancy and good luck with everything. Thank you very much for sharing this with me. If you are able to I would love for you to keep me updated with any news.
Thanks again and congrats to you and your husband
Laura
Hi Laura;
Same position here - I know exactly what you're talking about. I just recently switched to Lamictal. It's gong well so far. I used to be on dilantin and depakote. My neuro says that lamictal is the safest drug for pregnancy. I also want to have kids. Just no breastfeeding. Are you on folic acid? My neuro gave me a prescription for folic acid. It's good to take it before getting pregnant so that you are on the lamictal from the very beginning of your pregnancy. The first six weeks of pregnancy are crucial. It's the developmental stage for the baby so it's good to have the folic acid in your system from the start. There's a pregnancy registry and lamictal is supposed to be the best drug. It's good that you went off the depakote. If you want to email, lcostelloe@si.rr.com
My doctor also prescribed folic acid to me. I take 4 mg a day, and my multi-vitamin has 1mg in it as well. He said that since there are so many side-effect rumors of epilepsy medication that folic acid would decrease the chances for me when I become pregnant. I had a miscarriage this past July, but the weird thing was that I wasnt on folic acid at the time. So I see it as god's way of giving me a second chance because now I have been on folic acid for about 3 months now. Im really glad that you said Lamictal is the safest drug for pregnancy because I did not know this. All of my neurologists seemed so negative about me becoming pregnant because I am taking epilepsy medication but you know I am just going to have faith that everything will be alright.
Brittani
I recently started a higher dose of Lamictal, and I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant. (sarc) and all I do right now is sleep. It has helped with my appetite, but I sleep too much. I have a call in to my Dr to see if my levels are high, cuz this can't be right. I also take a small dose of Dilantin, which I don't understand why, but for the past year, my meds have been a see-saw of differeny drugs and different levels. My nick-name at the blood lab is pin-cushion!
Hey Laura!
Seems like we're sailing in d same boat!
I am a 24yrs old and was diagnosed with JME when I was 14.Depakote worked wonders for me though I had 3 seizures in the course of finding the right dosage,I have been seizure free for quite a while now.
I recently got married n DH n I have bn thinking of shifting over to a more safer drug before we start a family.I was initially shifted to Keppra,but had 3 grand mal seizures over a span of just a few months and without any apparent stress or sleep deprivation.So last month,Lamictal got added on.
My neurologist says that she plans on gradually stepping up the Lamictal and weaning me off Keppra but I had a smaller seizure just 2 days back.
Lamictal was one of the initial options while switching over from Depakote.But my neurologist had warned me of certain statistics which show increased risk of cleft lip&palate.that is why we had decided to try Keppra but since it does not seem to control my JME,we've started switching over to Lamictal.
Will keep you posted as to what happens after I meet up with my doc!Do tc n best of luck!
Hello, my name is Stephanie,
I am new to this site and I was wondering how long does it take to switch meds? I am taking tegretol for my petit mal seizures. I have been seizure free since grade 10, (I am 30 now) and my husband are planning to have children in the near future. My neurologist want to take me off my pills but I am really worried that I am going to seizure so when I saw this bloq, I thought I would find out from anybody, if it is safe to switch to lamictal.
Hi Stephanie,
I am new to this site as well and am so glad to know there are so many woman sharing the same struggles with making decisions as I am. I was diagnosed with temporal lobe seizures when I was 13 years old. I am 35 now and am in the process of switching from Tegretol to Lamictal under my doctors advise. I selected my doctor based on the facted that he is on the board for these studies and is very involved with research on seizures. He said that the risks with Lamictal are no greater then an average pregnancy! He said that in any pregnancy there is a .02% risk for any complication or defecite with your child. He said there is no greater risk with Lamictal. From the sounds of it the other women on this site back that up with thier positive experiences with the drug Lamictal.
I began the process begining of August building up the Lamictal. It took 9 weeks to build me up to 200 mgs in the AM and PM. I suppose this process could take longer or less time for you depending on what dosage your doctor decides is good for you. I have just begun the next stage which is to now ween me off of my Tegretol. I am in week one of the ween process. So far so good. My doctor is being conservative by his standards. He is taking me down 100 mgs every two weeks. He said this can be done quicker but doesnt feel it necessary. He said I should be off the Tegretol the begining of December.
Tegretol is the only med I have been treated with for my seizures so it is kind of scary for me to change from a med that has worked so well for me. It is like a security blanket. But, with primarily positive comments on this site I feel much better and have considerable peace about the change.
I too recently married and my husband and I are getting our ducks in a row planning for a family. When I started the Lamictal I also added a folic supplement and a multivitamin that does have folic in it as well.
My doctor told me that as the Tegretol is decreased the Lamictal actually increases as the Tegretol is matabolized in the liver and matabolizes the Lamictal to quickly. Therefore as the Tegretol decreases the Lamictal increases. I thought that was interesting.
One more thing. My increase of the Lamictal was very easy. THe only side affect I had was on the first day of me increasing to 200 mgs. I had a hard time keeping my balance and was constantly zoning out. I could pay attention but was just not able to really concentrate and later came down with a headache. The next day all was fine and all in all the addition of the Lamictoal was uneventfull.
Wish me luck on adjusting with out the Tegretol! I will post again to keep anyone else out there that is curious updated.
Peace and blessings be with all of you and your families:-)
I'm so happy to hear about all of these positive stories. :) I have come off Epival in order to become pregnant although I am finding that 200mgs in the am and 200mgs in the pm of the Lamictal doesn't seem to be enough. I am also taking Topamax but would prefer to only be on Lamictal. Has anyone else had any experience with Topamax?