I'm not sure if I am doing this right. This is my first time to be on a forum. I am writing for my husband who had a small stroke and seizures in February. He does not have epilepsy, but is taking antiseizure meds. I thought I might find out some information at this site.
He stared taking dilantin but that seemed to go right through his body and was not working. Then he was put on Lamotrigine, starting with 50 mg in the morning and 50 mg at night. The new neurologist wanted him to get up to 100 mg in the morning an 100 at night. He put him on a schedule to get to that dose. My husband was doing great, everyone was so happy that he was so normal after the stroke. He was on 50 mg in the morning and 75 at night, then right after he went up to 75 in the morning and 75 at night he started changing. He is very spacy, quiet, Totally forgetful, absentminded, he is not the person he was the week before. After two weeks I called the doctor and they said to lower the morning dose back to 50 mg and keep the 75 at night. He is not better after doing this for 5 days. Should we be seeing a difference by now? How long does it take for the lamotrigine to get out of your system? has anyone else had a problem like this while taking lamotrigine? I am so scared and worried. Everything about him has changed, except that he still likes to read alot. Please help if you have any thing like this happen to you or someone you know.
He stared taking dilantin but that seemed to go right through his body and was not working. Then he was put on Lamotrigine, starting with 50 mg in the morning and 50 mg at night. The new neurologist wanted him to get up to 100 mg in the morning an 100 at night. He put him on a schedule to get to that dose. My husband was doing great, everyone was so happy that he was so normal after the stroke. He was on 50 mg in the morning and 75 at night, then right after he went up to 75 in the morning and 75 at night he started changing. He is very spacy, quiet, Totally forgetful, absentminded, he is not the person he was the week before. After two weeks I called the doctor and they said to lower the morning dose back to 50 mg and keep the 75 at night. He is not better after doing this for 5 days. Should we be seeing a difference by now? How long does it take for the lamotrigine to get out of your system? has anyone else had a problem like this while taking lamotrigine? I am so scared and worried. Everything about him has changed, except that he still likes to read alot. Please help if you have any thing like this happen to you or someone you know.