Medication Change

Guys, Dr has reduced me to I’m 1500mg Keppra daily & 200mg Lamogratrine, after 2 years free I’m having seizures trying to break through, Neurologist is increasing the lamogratrine by 50mg every 2 weeks Upto 400mg, Anybody side effects? Any male only side effects? Cheers all

[EpilepsyAction1 Partner Epilepsy Action]

Hi

The British National Formulary (BNF) is the website that medical professionals use for information on medicines, but it is available for anybody to have a look at. It lists the known side-effects of lamotrigine here: bnf.nice.org.uk/drug/lamotrigine.html#sideEffects

The possible side-effects should also be listed on the patient information leaflet that you get with your prescription. There aren't any side-effects that we know of that only affect men.

I hope you hear from others on this platform, as sharing information and experiences can be a good idea. Can I just check you also know about our other services?

We have our virtual support groups epilepsy.org.uk/virtual-groups. We have our forum4e online community forum.epilepsy.org.uk/, and we are on facebook facebook.com/epilepsyaction and twitter twitter.com/epilepsyaction.

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Regards

Jess

Epilepsy Action Helpline Team