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Can you give a dog this medication for its seizures?

Posted 18 Apr 2016 by Lost13 • 1 answer

Medication is called Lamotrigine 200mg

Topamax for eating disorder (binge eating/bulimia)?

Posted 13 Aug 2015 by Ilariadv1 • 1 answer

Hello everyone. This is my first post here and I really need your support and your experience. I've been suffering from eating disorder for 6 years now (1 year anorexia, 5 years binge and bulimia). I've been put on Topamax 100 mg for binge eating/bulimia and it's only one month ...

Topamax users with memory issues: How long AFTER you stopped Topamax?

Posted 3 Aug 2015 by troyal147 • 1 answer

... did you memory stop being an issue? I am in Nursing school and having the hardest time. I have always noticed the issue: word recall, etc. I'm weaning off now, but wanted to know how long it took to become "normal" again

What r the differences between valproic acid & valproate?

Posted 23 Oct 2009 by rehab-gh • 1 answer

is valproic acid more effective than valproate?i mean in its absorption and distribution,in its effect as antiepileptic drug.thanks.

Lamotrigine - About one hour after I take the dose my throught feels really tight?

Posted 16 Dec 2014 by 0467 • 2 answers

Lamictal and mood swings?

Posted 4 Jun 2013 by Luis_NYC • 2 answers

I have epilepsy. I have been on Dilantin for over 15 years. My doctor has switched me Lamictal about two months ago for my seizures. I'm currently on 450mg a day but will be upgraded to 500mg. I've noticed my moods have changed. I've been depressed and have a loss of appetite ...

Anyone ever use klonopin after bad detox on xanax?

Posted 12 May 2010 by nikicole1986 • 7 answers

I had extremely bad withdrawls from xanax so doc was worried i would have seizure so she put me on it .5 2 times a day for month then taper down every month with lower dose think that will work? MY heart rate was 142 at docs could barely breath face so tight jumpy shaky pale in motion constantly ...

Has any experience nightmares as a side effect of taking Topamax?

Posted 1 Oct 2009 by Smartchick73 • 6 answers

I've been on Topamax since March 2009 and in the past few weeks (maybe 4-5) I've been having nightmares, not just bad dreams, but night terrors... really horrible stuff. I had a routine visit with my doctor on Monday and he cut my night time Topamax dosage back a little because he thinks ...

Topamax should I switch to topamax from welbutrin/scl (xl300mil)?

Posted 4 Mar 2012 by classactof62 • 1 answer

i have been on welbutrin (bupropion) hcl (xl) 300 mg for about 5 years now. just don't feel like it is really working for me anymore and am experiencing weird tics and seizure like symptoms during the night. kind of scared about it and was thinking of talking to my dr. about switching to ...

Topiramate - what is it taken for which illness?

Posted 17 Apr 2011 by louisegreg • 2 answers

side affect

What dose of Topamax increases the risk of birth defects?

Posted 17 Mar 2011 by BobfromNY85 • 1 answer

Information on new FDA warning is not clear and seems not to indicate that it is based on only 4 cases ever reported in the US by the NAAED. I want to know if these are the same as doses for the prevention of migraine, not epilepsy.

Has anyone had any problems with topamax, not being toamax? I mean it's not the drug? I know this?

Posted 15 Apr 2011 by BarbaraO • 2 answers

... because I have been taking this for a long time and now all of a sudden it just stopped working! So I went and got my drugs filled at a differant store and it was fine now it stopped working again? So now my doctor told be " he is aware of this" So if your drugs stop working beware? ...

Anyone know if running out of Seroquel can lead to a rash from Lamictal?

Posted 16 Nov 2009 by twisted_savior • 5 answers

I've been on Lamictal and Seroquel for about two years (I started both at the same time). Due to a complicated situation, I wound up running out of Seroquel for several days. I was wondering if the Seroquel could have somehow stopped me from getting a rash. The rash is on the opposite side of ...

Lamictal dosage from 500 mil to 1200 mil?

Posted 19 Aug 2009 by lasvegas cecilia • 3 answers

maximum recommended dosage of lamictal or lamotrigene? i was switchd 5 months ago from lamictal to the generic lamotrigen, i think because of this i started having increased partial/complex partial seizures. My Dr then increased my dosage from 500 to 1200 milligrams a day. Pharmacy, and I ...