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Double Dose on Lamotrigine
Tue, 05/12/2015 - 19:17I accidentally double dosed on Lamotrigine this morning, instead of 300 mg, I took 600mg. Double dosing was a terrible experience, an ambulance had to be called, ended up in the ER, took over 7 hours to get through the system. I was walking, started to spin, had a seizure fell on the sidewalk and couldn't move. Could not move my head, arms, legs, only the tip of my fingers. Luckily someone saw me and called 911. I has post-tictal seizures for about 1 hour after.
Has this happened to anyone else? was I in danger? I am so good about my medication, it has only happened 4 times in the past 35 years. I just started using a new pill box and I've been so confused, I will go back to the system I've used for over 15 years now.
My diagnosis, complex partial seizes of the temporal lobe caused by polymicrogyria. Started when I was 13, I now take 575 mg lamotrigine per day. 300 mg in the am, 275 mg in the pm.
Thanks for helping me out!
I think I’ll be okay though
Submitted by Loudebug95 on Sat, 2020-02-08 - 11:26
I think I’ll be okay though