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lamictal & estrogen levels

Sat, 12/09/2006 - 08:03

Topic: Women With Epilepsy

I have been on estrogen for 6+ years now because I was having hot flashes, night sweats, etc... and my blood level showed a very low level of estrogen. (I have PCOS.) Now that I have started lamictal, it seems those old symptoms are coming back. (I am on 350 mg. now and scheduled to up to 450 mg. next week.) With my ob/gyn's permission, I tried a little additional estrogen and the symptoms seem to have gone away. Is it possible that the lamictal is affecting my estrogen level? All the info I have read says that it doesn't, but there's definitely something going on here! I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has had similar problems, or has any knowledge of how lamictal might affect estrogen levels.

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Im 26 and I've been on 200mg

Submitted by Kittykatt_59ed4d6e932ea on Sun, 2017-10-22 - 22:01

Im 26 and I've been on 200mg of lamictal for a mood disorder for about a year now. The first side effect I noticed was that my breasts were getting smaller, then my hair was thinning and my periods were becoming lighter and irregular and I couldn't stop losing weight. With the exception of possible weight loss, none of these were included in the medication's listed side effects and my doctor insisted that none of it had anything to do with the lamictal. So I did some research on my own and found that lamotrigine is actually an amylase inhibitor. From my understanding, amylase is chemical your body uses to produce estrogen. So it's possible that lamictal can be interfering with your body producing it's natural amount of estrogen.

Re: lamictal & estrogen levels

Submitted by therandomchik on Thu, 2011-12-22 - 17:22

oh my gosh

Ok so I am 15 So I'm still in stage 4 up top I thought something was wrong like they were tubler so I got checked out they said I was fine

maybe if i got esagon it would help please look at my Q i need help

oh my gosh

Ok so I am 15 So I'm still in stage 4 up top I thought something was wrong like they were tubler so I got checked out they said I was fine

maybe if i got esagon it would help please look at my Q i need help

Re: lamictal & estrogen levels

Submitted by maraj on Wed, 2006-12-13 - 17:17

Have you seen this article? http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021015/1489.html It talks about epilepsy & women & hormone levels. I didn't go through it thoroughly yet, but it may be helpful. I also have PCOS, but no hot flashes, etc. When I started Lamictal, I did feel warm, had a low grade fever, but that went away when my body got used to it. Maybe your neuro has some insights?

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