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Sleep Deprivation

Mon, 08/29/2011 - 18:08
Topic: Epilepsy.com Help
I have a 12 yr old who has complex partial seizures which have now become tonic clonic. She takes Lamictal 100mg q.i.d & Vimpat 50mg q.i.d.  Her main problem is sleep. She has much difficulty trying to get to sleep. I am told it is because of the Lamictal. The doctor in the ER this morning suggested Melatonin starting with a 1 mg dosage sublingual.  Anyone have any input?

Comments

Re: Sleep Deprivation

Submitted by phylisfjohnson on Sat, 2011-09-03 - 11:53

I know that I was crazy, hyper when I first started Lamictal. I was instructed to take one in the AM and one in the PM. I tried taking both in the AM and it made a world of difference. Also, supplementing with Klopin in the PM helped.

Phylis Feiner Johnson

www.epilepsytalk.com

I know that I was crazy, hyper when I first started Lamictal. I was instructed to take one in the AM and one in the PM. I tried taking both in the AM and it made a world of difference. Also, supplementing with Klopin in the PM helped.

Phylis Feiner Johnson

www.epilepsytalk.com

Re: Sleep Deprivation

Submitted by teachergreen on Sat, 2011-09-03 - 18:30

Hello Phylis,

I'm an adult who takes Ativan on occassion to sleep. It's not a drug I take often because I fear getting addicted. If I'm nervous, legs twitching and I haven't fallen asleep in 2 1/2 hrs. I take the med. Only 1/2 a tablet. I do keep track on the diary as to when I take it. 

How is the book coming? I haven't heard back from you for sometime.

Hope you're well.

lynda

Hello Phylis,

I'm an adult who takes Ativan on occassion to sleep. It's not a drug I take often because I fear getting addicted. If I'm nervous, legs twitching and I haven't fallen asleep in 2 1/2 hrs. I take the med. Only 1/2 a tablet. I do keep track on the diary as to when I take it. 

How is the book coming? I haven't heard back from you for sometime.

Hope you're well.

lynda

in my opinion if your girl is

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2015-02-21 - 15:00
in my opinion if your girl is having seizures due to sleep deprivation  you need to cure her sleep problems not  cure what sleep deprivation causes ie seizures . 

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