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Originally Posted by newgal2
I don't think I tapered down when my ECT pdoc told me to stop it so I could seize as part of the ECT. By the looks of what other posters are saying though, I wouldn't advise this. I didn't have any bad reactions when I stopped it. I could be misremembering at what rate I stopped it too, as the ECT has affected my memory.
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Lamictal is an anti-convulsant, so it is one of the meds they have you stop for ECT. My T only had me skip it the nights before ECT, so it wasn't a full stoppage.
Funny you mention memory. My husband had FAR worse memory problems from lamictal than he ever did from ECT.