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The Lamictal-insomnia connection
Sat, 03/10/2012 - 17:09Topic: Medication Issues
Hello,
I posted below about my big stupid issue as of late, but I wanted to ask this question separately as it might help give me insight to my medication. I am trying to figure out if my 50 mg/day dose of lamictal in the morning could be responsible for my insomnia. I am hearing that Lamictal's stimulant effects should wear off throughout the day. Is it possible that they don't completely and are the reason I struggle so much to fall asleep? I am at a loss as to whether my insomnia is the result of lamictal or anxiety, because they entered my life at the same time following my first and only seizure.
Also, does anyone know if it would be possible to become more anxious following a dosage drop from 75mg/day to 50 mg/day of lamictal? I reduced my dose about a month ago in response to my insomnia thinking it would help, and things have only gotten worse. There are too many variables at play here for me to figure this crap out!
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I am on 400mg of Lamotrigine
Submitted by Kirstych18 on Wed, 2019-08-28 - 01:01
I am on 400mg of Lamotrigine and I haven’t had a proper night sleep for just under 2 months. I have been taking this since the beg of the year as none of the other medication has been controlling my seizures enough, however this is as I have been fit free for 5 weeks now which is brilliant for me. My type of epilepsy is caused by tiredness & stress so surely if I’m not sleeping by taking this medication it’s going to cause me more seizures? I have been trying everything to try and help from meditation to try and relax me & my mind, sleep creams and sprays and also put fresh lavender on my pillow as that’s meant to help to relax and settle you. PLEASE please tell me what else to do
I'm taking 150mg a day of
Submitted by BrandonK86 on Tue, 2019-08-27 - 04:02
I'm taking 150mg a day of lamatrogine for epilepsy and because my blood cell count continues to drop a lot faster than it should.I've had sleep issues since I've started this medication 150mg ago when I was only at 25mg, but as of lately I been getting headaches and chest pains that won't go away and heavy dizzy spells if I'm still out laying bed or just not being productive. I do have an active driver's license my epilepsy hasn't affected my driving I'm just concerned of lack of sleep!