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Q: Starting Lamictal.
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sami_1982
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roblou
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Hi sami,
i have been taking lamictal for approx 4 years now and they seem to be doing the trick.
I too, tried tegretol at first and it didnt work.
I then went onto epilim and was on 2000 per day. It stopped my fits but eventually I put a lot of weight on and my hormones went haywire!
The lamictal has made me lose alot of the weight and I am still losing it (its great!!)
i have posted about a recent fit I had on friday (my first in 15 years)
i have been told by the chemist that the herbs ginseng and ginkgo biloba that were in the vitamins I have been taking may have been the cause. Not only are these proconvulsents but they also stop lamictal working so I would recommend that you avoid them at all costs
the lamictal dont have many side effects and they dont make you as drowsy as the epilim. I did find it pretty scary at first as because the epilim make you so spaced out, you start to see things in a different and more clearer way. All very good but quite a strange feeling.
If you need any further advice or support, give me a shout
good luck xx
i have been taking lamictal for approx 4 years now and they seem to be doing the trick.
I too, tried tegretol at first and it didnt work.
I then went onto epilim and was on 2000 per day. It stopped my fits but eventually I put a lot of weight on and my hormones went haywire!
The lamictal has made me lose alot of the weight and I am still losing it (its great!!)
i have posted about a recent fit I had on friday (my first in 15 years)
i have been told by the chemist that the herbs ginseng and ginkgo biloba that were in the vitamins I have been taking may have been the cause. Not only are these proconvulsents but they also stop lamictal working so I would recommend that you avoid them at all costs
the lamictal dont have many side effects and they dont make you as drowsy as the epilim. I did find it pretty scary at first as because the epilim make you so spaced out, you start to see things in a different and more clearer way. All very good but quite a strange feeling.
If you need any further advice or support, give me a shout
good luck xx
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