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Max. allowable dose of lamictal
Fri, 11/19/2010 - 11:36In scanning several threads, I've noted that many people are on fairly high doses of lamictal (whether or not combined with other drugs). The highest dose I've read about so far in this forum is 450 mg. I am currently on 200 mg, and potentially will be increased to 250 - 300 mg. I've read that at doses of 300 mg. and higher that lamictal is being used as a med for bipolar (and perhaps depression, but I'm not sure). I definitely don't have either of those conditions, and probably none of you taking these higher doses does either. This leads me to the following questions:
1. What is the max allowable dose of lamictal?
2. Do higher levels of lamictal offer even greater seizure control? PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought lamictal's effectiveness for controlling seizures "plateaued" once you reached 300 mg, and that's why at these higher doses it is considered a bipolar drug rather than an AED.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Comments
Hi Kris ... I'm fairly new to
Submitted by Lammymum on Mon, 2018-02-26 - 07:25
Hi Kris ... I'm fairly new to the forum as my daughter was only recently diagnosed with epilepsy so I'm trying to find out what I can. I'm just wondering what you mean by 'my levels usually hover at 7' ... can you tell me what this means? Many thanks!
Hi, I just started taking
Submitted by GoBrowns on Fri, 2018-03-02 - 21:12
Hi, I just started taking lamictal for cyclothymia and am new to accepting the fact I have a chemical challenge, as I prefer to call it, rather than a mental illness. So far so goodm but struggle with sharing this new information with my peeps as there is such a stigma. BTW, my brother had childhood epilepsy, do you think there's a correlation between epilepsy and cyclothymia? Cheers!
Caveat: I take Lamictal for
Submitted by smitty4516 on Sat, 2018-02-03 - 06:55
Caveat: I take Lamictal for Bipolar Disorder, not epilepsy. However, the question seems ask what is a safe max. dose. I take 600mg per day. I am extremely judicious in choosing physicians. This med. was prescribed by my Psychiatrist. I have been with her for 18 years and trust her implicitly.