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Long Term Lamictal Use and Side Effects
Mon, 08/14/2006 - 23:08Topic: Medication Issues
Hi All,
who among us has had to give up Lamictal after taking it a pretty good while? When I went on it around two years ago, I thought it was just the right med for me. Now I've started to struggle. My short term memory has gotten so bad, it's cost me two jobs. I'm always so dizzy, I feel as if I've had four or five beers. I've gone from the local Tabasco Kid to a diet so bland it would bore a baby. Go ahead and add in absentmindedness and clumsiness. Top it off with some plain old profound disorientation and major depression. In four or so months I'm a mess where I was a model. My new neuro just wanted to throw some Dilantin back in the med mix. (I'll die before that happens!) Help me out here folks. Anyone had Lamictal go sour on them? Or was it last years' brain surgery taking me for a roller-coaster ride?
It's been a long time gone for me. I hope my Family of Buddies are all doing well. I'm happy to be back. Peace- marko
Comments
Re: Re: Long Term Lamictal Use and Side Effects
Submitted by Brian Hen on Thu, 2006-08-17 - 02:20
Hi hildac
I am new,still learning, I hope you get info
Because of work accident I have Temporal lobe Seizures & Tinnitus.
Have seen 12 Neurologists & all gave different scripts.
Will not opperate
Now Lamictal and Valium
bad memory, out of bed 4 times a night, each time have dreams 4 a night, 1 glan mal seizure a month that I know of, will try other med with advise. work accident 1988 no work since.Best of luck
Brian Hen bhenn@bigpond.com
Re: Long Term Lamictal Use and Side Effects
Submitted by txrhb1 on Thu, 2006-08-17 - 02:05
Hey Marko - good to see you again ! Like you, I've been off the site for quite a while, so it's good to see you here. Like you, major depression has been a severe blow to me.
I don't have any words of wisdom on Lamictal, I only took it for 2 weeks and got "the rash", had to pull off of it quickly. I wish you the best of luck finding answers to your questions, and a new med if necessary. I'm currently on Keppra and just added Lyrica a few weeks ago. So far, not many changes, we'll have to keep going and see.
As always, my thoughts are with you, and Princess Sarah says "Hi Uncle Marko !!"
((( hugs ))),
Barbie
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Re: Re: Long Term Lamictal Use and Side Effects
Submitted by coolcanadian on Wed, 2006-08-16 - 23:42
Thanks hildac. The worst part about it is how it's effecting the people around me- those I can always count on. I'll be heading back to my old neuro (the one I trust) next week. I'll read-up on Trileptal and run it by her. Thanks again for the good words. keep smilin'- marko