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Anyone on Lamictal and Depakote?

Fri, 12/17/2010 - 18:14
Anyone on both these medications? I know there's a major interaction between the 2 as depakote increases the amount of Lamictal in the blood. I was on 200mg 2x a day of lamictal for my seizures. That wasn't working. In fact I think it was increasing my seizures. It made me paranoid, terrible insomnia, anxiety and mood issues. My Dr. recently told me to cut my lamictal in half. 200mg in the morning and then add depakote in the evening. I'm starting out 500mg for the first week and then up to 1500mg after 3. So far after a few days on 500mg depakote it makes me feel a little relaxed and slightly drowsy afterwards. It definetly helps me sleep better in combination with trazodone. I tried to sleep without the trazodone but I still can't do that. I'm hoping as time goes on I can. My Dr. told me he is hoping the lamictal will keep me energized during the day and the depakote will keep me drowsy when I need to be. I sure hope it work. 3rd medication in a year. Never been on 2 at once though.

Comments

Re: Anyone on Lamictal and Depakote?

Submitted by marry on Tue, 2010-12-28 - 18:44
may god help you to find a way out of this ,as i told you before  ive been having the same problem and suffered from both compination hope your dr will find some thing good for you ...please let me know what you did with your dr......god bless you

Re: Anyone on Lamictal and Depakote?

Submitted by Revelation 21.4 on Tue, 2010-12-28 - 19:23

So the Dr's Nurse called me yesterday and the Dr. suggests I see a Pychiatrist because its getting outside his expertise. I told her I have a appointment with a sleep dr. next week so hopefully he can help. Don't see the pychiatrist till middle of next month. I've had some better nights since the 3 straight days without sleep but it's still the same issue. I have to get bloodwork next week to see where my medication levels are.

 

 

"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away" - Rev 21:4

So the Dr's Nurse called me yesterday and the Dr. suggests I see a Pychiatrist because its getting outside his expertise. I told her I have a appointment with a sleep dr. next week so hopefully he can help. Don't see the pychiatrist till middle of next month. I've had some better nights since the 3 straight days without sleep but it's still the same issue. I have to get bloodwork next week to see where my medication levels are.

 

 

"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away" - Rev 21:4

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