Hello everyone :)

 My name's Kat, i'm 24 and I've been TTC now for a few months with my. I am currently on 250mg of Lamictal BID and have been on it now for about 2 years. Since starting TTC our first child, I've become more aware of some symptoms I've been having that were so subtle I didn't think anything of it. First one is major breakouts. I've never had skin problems in the past and this just kind of snuck up on me. I began noticing it more and more, thought it was just stress, then changed makeup & face wash, and I'm starting to just think the reason these things aren't working are due to something else. I also have realized that my cycle has gotten extremely irregular and I probably have not been ovulating, explaining why the trouble with conceiving. I also noticed some other problems that I know are associated with PCOS, something I had never heard of until talking with my doctor. All of these problems have come up just in the last year or so on this medication, and as my dose slowly increased, so did my symptoms. 

 I'm not sure if it's directly the medication or what, I have not been on any other medications that have worked. I have absence and simple partial seizures, but I never convulse. I get an aura, and feel horrible for 30 seconds or so. Sometimes it's really bad, sometimes not. I've had them my whole life but was just diagnosed two years ago. I'd been told by everyone around me from family members to several doctors that it was just anxiety and that I had to learn to control it. It wasn't until I finally broke down and demanded something more drastic that I was put into a study with a constant EEG, and voila. They are seizures. It felt good to have a diagnosis but at the same time, it's complicating everything and has been scaring me as I venture into the journey of becoming pregnant.

Can anyone relate? Any TTC or currently pregnant women on Lamictal (or previously on Lamictal) that can share experiences? It's important to me that I figure this all out because I not only want to make sure I can get pregnant but also because of these nasty side affects that are related to PCOS (although I am not the typical patient according to my doctor.) I have developed a high LH level, which I've read can be related to the medicine.

 Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Ladies!!!