45 years old, female, diagnosed bipolar II in 2006. On Lamictal f...

I am also 45 and have had 3 seizures since June. I found out that a persons level of lamictal in their system is greatly impacted by their period. It has been over 13 weeks since my last period and that isn't good either. You jokingly mentioned menopause but it does have something to do with what you are experiencing. I had started taking a product to counter my mood swings I get from my period. During my period I had a seizure. I immediately quit taking what I was using and poof no more problems. My periods are awful and usually come every 23 days. I talked to my GYN and asked if I could take the pill to help regulate my period. He said yes. After taking it 6 days, I had a seizure. That is when I found out that the lamictal can be compromised by oral contraceptives. I quit taking them and no problem. In my infinite wisdom, I thought I would take a menopause supplement to help counter mood swings and hot flashes. I took it for about 3 months. I didn't have a period that entire time (YAHOO) and all of a sudden had a seizure. My neurologist seems to think each incident can be tied to what I was taking that was designed to control my hormones---- so needless to say I will not be taking anything besides my Lamictal. I experience the memory loss, inability to finish sentences or to find the words needed to make a sentence. My vision is getting blurred and I don't think it is my eye makeup remover etc. My hands shake a lot and it is embarrassing. My skin is blochy and I seem to be getting more age spots but from what I am reading it may be the medicine making my skin sensitive to sun...and me being too lazy to put oon sunscreen. The more I read about this stuff the more I want off of it. I think I am taking too much. I have a new doctor and I hope we'll figure this out together.