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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: Lamictal
Submitted by Sarah Michelle on Thu, 2007-07-26 - 10:28
I was put on Lamictal for seizures. I've been on it for almost a year now. I was on trileptal but it made me disfunctionally tired especially when I would study. Since increasing my dose I've found myself restless. What I've been most concerned about is my mood. I've always been a self diagnosed bipolar girl and my family could vouch for me but since being on lamictal I've felt so void. I don't feel any emotion what-so-ever. It's really starting to impact my relationships and that's what's initially brought me to this forum. I was wondering if anyone has dealt with this.
Re: Re: Side effects of Lamictal
Submitted by Jonathan82 on Sun, 2006-07-09 - 13:55
I take 150mg of lamictal 2x/day and I still need to eat frequently to help the side-effect, but it did get better for me over time. It is less intense than it used to be and I have been on the Lamictal since Spring 2002. Hope this helps!
Re: Lamictal
Submitted by davita on Sun, 2007-04-29 - 11:48
I did not know Lamictal could be used as a mood stablizer!!! I am on Lamictal AND Trileptal. That is good to know. Do you think I could take this information to my neurologist? I take 7 pills a day and I think it would be awesome to take less. Thanks for the info! Davita :-)