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Hi my name is Sinead and i live in the UK. I was first diagnosed when i was 10yrs old and was put on Tegretol. When i was 20yrs old i had gone 3yrs fit free so my neurologist decided to take me off my meds.
6yrs later i started having seizures again so i had tests done and they diagnosed me with epilpesy again, this time i was put on Lamictal which seemed to work except i was having seizures every 5-6 months and started to suffer with terrible headaches. My neuroloist decided to put me on Keppra last November which has worked wonders for me.
Im now coming off Lamcital decreasing it by 50mg every 2wks for 4months. Im suffering really bad with headaches, dizzyness and only yesterday i fell and cut my head open. I would like to hear from anyone that has come off Lamictal to hear their story.
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