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Posted at 5: 3 PM on Feb 21, 2008 by iambroke2, #27371
I was put on Lamictal about a year ago after the Dilantin I was on stopped working after 25 years. Tried Fursuit but the anger and extreme tiredness almost lost me my job. I found this site since I'm coming off Lamictal. I was still having seizures and the doc just kept upping the meds. At 400mg/day I found I couldn't stop laughing (I do Stand up comedy as a hobby) My chest was killing me after 2 days of euforia and couldn't sleep. Vision was so blurred I couldn't see a thing. I told my doc I've had enough and I'm coming off the drug as slowly as I can manage. After a few months I'm down to 125 mg this week and coming off it 25mg a week. so far seizures have been about 1 per month but that might increase. I'm finding the withdrawal side effects worse than the drug. Leg pain, chest pains and found out my blood pressure has gone thru the roof. Would like to know if that has happened to anyone else. It went down a bit after I reduced my dosage last week so I see a conspiracy. I have noticed my vision improves as the drug wears off during the day but I can't concentrate at work. would like to hear from others with epilepsy that are having problems with this drug and to give me any feedback. Figure If alexander the Great can create an empire with epilepsy and no drugs then I'll take the seizures over the meds
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Reply 2 months ago on Aug 19, 2009 by spora, #22374

I'm new to this site and some questions of mine have been answered. I was taken off my Dilantin (after 30 + years) my liver was having some problems. I've just started noticing that my eyesight is blurry as well as my moods are all over the place, happy laughing like there is no tomorrow then crashing to a depression. Things that I have never had.My blood pressure is just starting to rise - but that could be stress I will be talking to my doctor as I see him in a week. Perhaps there is something that I can take that won't make me feel like I'm out of my normal control with emotions. My gums have started hurting and there has been some bloating also I have started having headaches more then usual.

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