I take 600 per day and another 3000 of Keppra and seems to keep the TC's under control pretty well. Right now, I'm taking Klonopin for my simple partials.
Doug

Hi nzingar, I've been on Lamictal for over a year and a half now. I've had really good results with it, too. Just after diagnosis with E, I was put on Dilantin 300mg/day. It controled sz, but cooked my memory and made me intollerably irritable. Sliding over to L got rid of the cranky behaviour and seemed to boost my energy level- a happy pill, eh. My liver isn't breaking it down as well now. My new neuro has backed me off to 200mg/day from 400. That's helped my short-term memory even more. Best of all, of course, no sz. I'm wanting to drop the dose to 100 with help from her homeopathic methods. We'll see how it develops. Glad it's working for you for sure! Keep smilin' -cc

Hi
I used to be on 400mg of Lamictal. Unfortunatly it did not work for me as I got insomnia as a side effect that made my seizurs worse. My dose got reduced and another drug added.
I know of quite a few people who are on 400mg and some who are on an even higher dose.
hope this helps a little
take care
Honeybear xxx

I'm taking 700mg of Lamictal a day, 400 in the morning and 300 at night. I don't know if that's average, but from what I've heard, that's about the normal dose. I have very few side effects from it, but my seizures are still not well controlled. Maybe it's the med, maybe it's me. I've taken Dilantin, Depakote, and Lamictal, I'm ready to go back to one of these drugs, I want to give Dilantin another try. I'm willing to try anything, I just want to better control my seizures even if I have to take more than one drug.    

400mgs total as any dose of meds I belive is actually a low dose, your blessed! I'm on a total dose of 400mg of meds, 200mgs Topamax 200mg Lamictal, as of right now. In the past though it was much higher. By the way a quick question for ya, how are the side effects for you? There's not the agression I had with the keppra, but some what an annoyance being a summer girl, the prickling from the sun, but this side effect is way more handleable compaired to the other.

Hello, I take 800 mg/day of the stuff and am fine.  The neurologist checked my Lamictal level and found it to be in the middle of the therapeutic range which is fine.  She told me that there are patients taking even higher doses without any problems.  I'm on mono therapy and the neurologist told me that if I ever start taking a second drug that she would reduce the Lamictal dose.  Hopefully I can remain on monotherapy but as you know epilepsy has a mind of its own and I have very little say in the matter.

Regards

I take 450mg a day and it is ok.  I also take vimpat and neurontin.  if you think it is too much discuss it with your doctor and tell him what side effects you are experiencing.  unfortuntatly for me, I doubled my dose out of confusuion.  I od'd on it and it was so bad.. went to hospital to detox for 4 days.  also, you should have your blood checked once in awhile  for what ever it is they look for.  my wife now takes care of my meds.