Lamictal & naseaua - Epilepsy Message Board

BAHAMAS · 10-06-2005, 01:05 PM

Hi I am tranferring from Dilantin to Lamictal & am feeling a bit naseaus .

I was wondering if this is common with Lamictal will it go away in time

OR is the Dilantin somehow clashing with the Lamictal ???

Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks BAHAMAS :wave:

Eilidh1 · 10-06-2005, 05:53 PM

Hi Bahamas - interesting name!

Lamictal was the first drug I was ever on. I did not take it with Dilatin, never been on that, but I felt ill after taking my lamotrigine in the mornings (i was on monotherapy lamotrogine then). What times are you taking them? I was taking them at 7am and 7pm, I missed school in the mornings sometimes because I was ill then started taking them at 10:30am and 10:30pm, by which time i/my body was more awake and had had something to eat. That fixed it immediately so now there's no problems where that's concerned.

Hope this helps,
Eilidh
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BAHAMAS · 10-06-2005, 07:03 PM

Hi Eilidhl1 I take my Lamictal at 10 & 10 . What I would really like to know is if theres a chance that the naseau will go away .

See you Craig

(I call myself BAHAMAS because I used to live there )

Eilidh1 · 10-06-2005, 07:41 PM

Hi Craig

For me the nausea immediately disappeared when I changed the times I took it to a time more suitable for my body clock, so I'm not sure whether it would go away without changing anything. Some drugs do have temporary side effects when they are first introduced to the body (eg. changes in mood or changes in seizures) so there is a chance that it may go away. But next time you see your neuro be sure to talk about this and if it proves to be too bad or gets worse contact your doc straight away. You should get an information leaflet that comes with your medication, so it may be a good idea to look at that. And lucky you, living the Bahamas! I'm stuck in not-so-sunny Scotland... Beautiful but cold!

Eilidh
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bettyst · 10-07-2005, 07:20 AM

Tripp was on Lamictal and it gave him headaches and made him VERY nausea. We had to stop the Lamictal because of it.