Hello pattie,

a couple of questions:

- why don't you have a medical insurance? (maybe its too personal).
- I would ask you to follow up with your doctor on this. Be candid with your doctor always, never hide anything.
- I moved from depakote to lamictal. Depakote made me become very fat. So after one year's usage of depakote, I moved to lamictal and have been for the past 3.5 years.

If possible since it is a question of your health, if you have been happy with lamictal, I would probably ask you to continue on this medicine.

All the best.

I wanted to thank you for your reply - the reason why I stated about not having insurance, my husband had cobra and that soon runs out. All the other programs that I have tried to consider do not pay on existing conditions - that also includes writing perscriptions for those existing medications - ouch! We are still in the process of looking for an insurance company that will provide the lamictal at a fraction of the cost - but because it hasn't been on the market long enough, there are no patents to it and it is so expensive. I am also waiting for a response from a professor of epilpsy in dallas tx - he may wean me off of it and onto something else - I hope - I will keep you updated - thanks again. Pattie

I'm very happy with mine that i'm taking,well I went to the d.H.S.And got my insuance.Since I couldn't get disabilty,and I knew that I was very limited to work though,it would be hard to buy my med,so they got my insuranse for me.I don't have to pay for none of my med,or none of my Dr.Visit,or anytime that i'm in the hospital,none of that stuff,if I was you,i wouldddd look into it.Your state might be able to help you too,like they do me.The also paid for my vns inplant too

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hi there svc - baby - wow, it is a small world, I am going to dallas on the 28th of oct - was the doctor that you saw jay harvy? I think that is his name - can't seem to find my paper work on him - but I sure will let you know what I find out when I visit him on tuesday - I am not nervous or anything - but I am now currently taking elavil - nerves - I am only taking two lamictal daily - 200 mg - versus 500 mg - any and all name brand medications have to be on the market for 7 years before they can have a patent so others can copy it - well, thanks for your response - look for my message on wednesday - take care and god bless! Pattie

Hello, name is tammy I have had epilepsy scence I was 14 I am 24. I was on lamactal the hole time. They mixed it with many meds.. I still have seizures 2-three times out of a month. I am sick 2 weeks out of a month cause of them though headaches muscle aches and just a weird feeling.. I dont have a job I cant seem to keep one. I was just wondering if any of you have this problem and how do I solve it? Lamactal is an ok med. I dont know. It seems to just be there for me I am scared to go off it. Well thank you for hearing me I dont mean to bug you!!
Tammy