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Is it stress or????
Wed, 01/03/2007 - 07:36I am in the process of switching from trilepital to Lamictal. At the moment I am taking both. I was taking full dose of the trileptal, 600mg at night and 450 in the morning and 200mg twice a day on the lamictal. About 2 weeks ago, the doctor said I could cut back on night time dose to 450.
Everything went well (except for the dizziness and such of taking both meds), and I was having no seizures. Then, last night, I found out that my baby sister (she's 40 but still the youngest) has what could be terminal cancer of the lungs and lymph nodes. This morning I woke up and started having seizures.
So, is this the reduction of night time meds or the stress? Can seizures be stress related?
Thanks in advance.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Is it stress or????
Submitted by Christina41586 on Fri, 2007-01-05 - 17:13
Topamax to Lamictal...and guess what? Seizures increased. That is of course because I went cold turkey off the topamax due to side effects. Stress definitely instigates my bigger seizures though, regardless.