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Side effects of Lamictal
Thu, 08/11/2005 - 20:15Topic: Medication Issues
I was wondering if anyone has heard of anyone on Lamictal getting Hypoglycemia or having the effects of Hypoglycemia?A couple of times since I been on this medication, I felt dizzy and was wondering if this is a side effect of the medication or if I did have low blood sugar cause of maybe too much medication. I had to start eating every two hours.I am on Lamictal, 250 mg, and Tegertol, 200 mg twice a day. I have to cut one pill in half. I been on this medication for about 3 months now, was on Dilantin with other meds. Erik
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RE: Side effects of Lamictal
Submitted by Clunk1234567 on Sat, 2005-08-20 - 14:28
Lamictal has a known side effect of lowering the bodies suger level.
Re: Lamictal
Submitted by paula legate on Thu, 2006-06-29 - 19:03
i have just started lamictal for bi polar i stopped depakote paxil tranzene and having still tranxene withdrals in my jaws i hope the weight gain wont come back with the depression iam scared of this roller coaster ride of another withdrawal i did it cold turkey after 2 years how long does tranzene stay in the body its been 7 months
RE: RE: Side effects of Lamictal
Submitted by justpassingby on Sat, 2005-08-13 - 16:42
I started taking Lamictal 1 month ago. Just recently I get up at 3am and I can't get back to sleep. I also notice that I am hungry more often that I used to be. I take 300mg/day. I also take Keppra and Phenobarbital.
Before I started a job search, where I wasn't working for 6 months, I did not have many seizures. Once I got a part time job my seizures increased from 2/month to 7/month. It may be from the stress of job seeking combined with the fact that it's difficult to find and keep employment with a seizure disorder. I get SSDI but I want to work part time.
Any suggestions on seeking employment? Does anyone know companies that are not afraid to hire us with a seizure disorder? From 1988-1998 I was seizure-free but I was on SSI and was in "supported employment" through VESID. I was driving, went back to school, and was not married then.
However, I began working 60 hours/week and my seizures came back. I also got married in 1998 because I was not having seizures. I didn't want to put undue stress on a spouce. Now, my seizures are back, I'm married, our finances are not the best, and I'm looking for work again.
I was just let go from a retail job because I had 4 seizures in 2 weeks on the job. The HR Manager said that I told her that I only had 2 seizures/month. Well, I guess I get stressed out at work while worrying that my wife feels that I'm holding her back in her career. I told her that it may be better if I let her pursue her career and not be a burden to her, anymore. I want to work, but it's difficult for me to find a noble employer and it's difficult for me to maintain employment once I find it. I've been working for 18 years, on and off.
I started taking Lamictal 1 month ago. Just recently I get up at 3am and I can't get back to sleep. I also notice that I am hungry more often that I used to be. I take 300mg/day. I also take Keppra and Phenobarbital.
Before I started a job search, where I wasn't working for 6 months, I did not have many seizures. Once I got a part time job my seizures increased from 2/month to 7/month. It may be from the stress of job seeking combined with the fact that it's difficult to find and keep employment with a seizure disorder. I get SSDI but I want to work part time.
Any suggestions on seeking employment? Does anyone know companies that are not afraid to hire us with a seizure disorder? From 1988-1998 I was seizure-free but I was on SSI and was in "supported employment" through VESID. I was driving, went back to school, and was not married then.
However, I began working 60 hours/week and my seizures came back. I also got married in 1998 because I was not having seizures. I didn't want to put undue stress on a spouce. Now, my seizures are back, I'm married, our finances are not the best, and I'm looking for work again.
I was just let go from a retail job because I had 4 seizures in 2 weeks on the job. The HR Manager said that I told her that I only had 2 seizures/month. Well, I guess I get stressed out at work while worrying that my wife feels that I'm holding her back in her career. I told her that it may be better if I let her pursue her career and not be a burden to her, anymore. I want to work, but it's difficult for me to find a noble employer and it's difficult for me to maintain employment once I find it. I've been working for 18 years, on and off.