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Anyone on Lamictal AND Keppra?

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 10:50

Just come back from seeing my doctor (not 100% happy with how the appointment went, and was basically told despite my last EEG being 13 years ago, which they have lost the results to, it's gonna be hard to get me another one because of restrictions put on referals due to funding! I'm in the UK, incidentally), and I have been put on Keppra as well as my current med, Lamictal.

I'm on 150mg Lamictal in the morning, and 100mg at night. And we're starting off the dose of Keppra slowly, obviously.

 

So...my question is to anyone taking both - how do you find it? What about side effects? Lamictal, for me, contrarily, has increased my appetite, and I'm deathly scared of Keppra adding to this.

 

Any input would be fab. Thanks guys!

Comments

I also have weird dreams - I

Submitted by Max Pucker Factor on Sat, 2018-08-11 - 15:31
I also have weird dreams - I should probably do a voice recording when I wake up following one - it might be a best seller in the category of "You Can't Make This Shit Up".

Have you completely got off

Submitted by alpo on Sat, 2019-03-09 - 16:31
Have you completely got off of Keppra since then? Do you have any problem staying on Lamictal solo? Pls let me know, my daughter has similar effects but her neurologist doesn’t buy it saying it psychological aka panic attacks..

i know how you feel my

Submitted by karen attwell on Mon, 2019-04-01 - 07:39
i know how you feel my daughter stated having seizures just before her 16th birthday shes 18 now and its ruining her life, she was such a happy girl and now suffers from depression too scare to stay over at friends houses, and recently her worst nightmare, she had a siezure in front of loads of young people at a party. Mortified isnt the word. So my heart goes out to you its so hard as a mum to see our daughters not only have the seizures but the aftermath,ie injuries, emotional heartbreak and nothing seems to stop them xx your not alone xx

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