... to 200 mg per day) for past 4 years and I am forgetting certain incidents in the near past and takes some time to remember them... Is it due to Lamictal or to the mild seizures that I get once or twice per month???
Lamictal Blue - Does prolong use of lamictal cause memory loss?? I have been taking Lamictal (100?
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- 29 Dec 2011 by bayan tabbara
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- lamictal, lamictal blue, seizures
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30 Dec 2011
Yes, memory decrease is a known side effect of Lamictal.
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