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Mon, 01/12/2015 - 06:24hi
I have been on Lamictal 125 mg for 10months now and iwant to foucs on losing weight as i want to loose 3st if i can,
just wondering if anyone is or has been on lamictal have lost weight if so how you done it as dont want to do theses stupid weight loss games that could case me to have seizures go back to square one as i waiting for dvla to send my license back
would be gratefull to have some advise
kind regards
hayley
Check with your neuro.. A
Submitted by just_joe on Wed, 2015-01-14 - 09:31
Check with your neuro.. A large change in weight can affect your medications so your dosages may need to be changed either lowered or increased. Also hormonial changes affect meds too. When I was growing I had to have my dosages changed 4-5 times in less than a year because I grew 11 inches and gained 55 lbs. All that change was done as I changed from a kid to a teen