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Lamictal Side Effects??
Fri, 07/26/2019 - 21:04Topic: Medication Issues
I’ve been taking Lamictal for seizure activity in my brain without having seizures. They just wanted to try to calm those down and I was fine with that. We tried another medicine first but I reacted really bad to it so they put me on Lamictal to have less side effects. And I definitely did have less side effects I felt completely fine. In the past four months I started getting what I thought were tremors. It was only while I laid down at night to go to sleep. But it would die down in about an hour from it being off and on for several minutes. Then in the past 2 months I have had them the worst. I started getting them during the day, my first one during the day was at physical therapy. And then it would just be at night again. Then the past few weeks I have an insane amount of these “episodes” I found out my neurologist actually thinks there focal seizures because of what happens during them. I had two more at pt i had the worst ones a few days ago at night when I lost consciousness. I don’t know what’s going on at all? My Lamictal dosage was even upped a few weeks ago so I don’t understand what’s going on. I had another eeg and the brain waves still have seizure activity, that’s why they upped the dosage. But I’ve never had this problem before starting the medicine. Even though I had seizure activity in my brain I never had a seizure (except two or three but it was caused by a medicine).
Has anyone had or known someone with this reaction to taking Lamictal? I assume it’s the medicine because I never had this problem before I started taking this medicine.
Hi faith15johnson, Thanks so
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2019-07-29 - 09:08
Hi faith15johnson, Thanks so much for posting. It’s important that you continue to follow-up with your neurologist to discuss any changes in side effects, seizure types, frequency, behaviors,and symptoms, to determine what treatment is best for you. https://www.epilepsy.com/sites/core/files/atoms/files/717QHT_QuestionsHealthcareTeam_05-2019.pdf https://www.epilepsy.com/sites/core/files/atoms/files/pg2L_HealthCareVisits_09-2018.pdf For more information regarding Lamotrigine & side effects, visit: https://www.epilepsy.com/medications/lamotriginehttps://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy/seizure-and-epilepsy-medicines/side-effectsAdditionally, you may want to consider with your neurologist having a device that can help track seizures, by visiting https://www.dannydid.org/ , and by keeping a seizure diary https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/epilepsy-foundation-my-seizure-diary as another self-management tool. These tools may be helpful in identifying & tracking seizures, other symptoms, managing medication & other therapies, recognizing triggers and health events that may affect seizures and wellness, which you can share with your providers. To learn more about managing your epilepsy, please visit: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/managing-your-epilepsySometimes it's helpful to connect with other people who live with epilepsy, to ask questions, share experiences, find& give support to each other, by contacting your local Epilepsy Foundation at: https://www.epilepsy.com/affiliates to find support groups, events, and programs in your community. Additionally our Epilepsy and Seizures 24/7 Helpline:1-800-332-1000, contactus@efa.org, can assist in connecting you to resources, provide referrals and additional support.epilepsy.com/helpline