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Hello. Everyone’s response to
Submitted by Patriotrehab on Mon, 2020-05-25 - 00:03
Hello. Everyone’s response to medication is different, but the goal of epilepsy treatment is NO SEIZURES NO SIDE EFFECTS. I personally didn’t tolerate Lamotrigine (Lamictal) well either, in fact, I had lots of side effects while on it and my body is still trying to adjust even after being off of it now for over two months. I didn’t experience hair loss, but I had chest pains, diarrhea, dry mouth, sore throat just to name a few while on it. After going off it, I had severe constipation to the point where I now have to take stool softeners. So, yes, some people are very sensitive to it. I suggest that you talk to your doctor about an alternative medication because depression is also a known side effect of Lamotrigine and it can make it worse if you already have it and you should not have to sacrifice your hair or mood for seizure control. There are lots of other seizure medications out there to try. I’ve tried several and some that many people have a high rate of discontinuing, I tolerate well, whereas others that many other people tolerate well, I didn’t. So, medication is really an individual experience and a trial and error kind of thing. If your doctor doesn’t listen to your concerns or if this is the second medication that you have tried, then you may need to get a second opinion, such as from an epilepsy specialist at an epilepsy center. Someone from the Epilepsy Foundation will probably be responding to you during the week with some more information.