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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
Awesome! I take Lamictal also
Submitted by annae on Wed, 2019-01-16 - 20:57
Awesome! I take Lamictal also (250mg) for Bipolar 2 and find it works brilliantly. I still experience some relapses or symptoms but I am so so much better than before. I love this medicine. Hope it is working out for you too!
Awesome! I take Lamictal also
Submitted by annae on Wed, 2019-01-16 - 21:02
Awesome! I take Lamictal also (250mg) for Bipolar 2 and find it works brilliantly. I still experience some relapses or symptoms but I am so so much better than before. I love this medicine. Hope it is working out for you too!
My 23 yo daughter just called
Submitted by Christine Rodriguez on Fri, 2019-01-04 - 13:10
My 23 yo daughter just called me and told me her doctor is concerned with her kidney levels bc they are high (1.2), yet upped her lamotrigine dose to 800mg/day along with her 400mg topamax! She had VNS device implanted about 2 years ago, yet on all of these drugs and with VNS still has seizures (tonic clonic). We tried CBD a long time ago with zero results. Keppra worked for 2 yrs, but then the depression/suicide thing happened so can not go back on that. Any recommendations or suggestions? Thank you.