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Originally Posted by Secretum
Please do not stop your lamictal without your doctor's help.
Lamotrigine (Lamictal) is an anticonvulsant. Even if you've never had a seizure before, stopping it abruptly can lead to seizures as part of the withdrawal.
I am a medical student, I'm bipolar, and I've taken Lamotrigine for years. There are some meds that I feel comfortable skipping a dose of if I run out, but lamotrigine is not one of them.
Please be careful. Depression sucks. :/ Talk to your pdoc; there may be other options for you.
Just please don't abruptly stop an anticonvulsant-very dangerous!
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Thank you very much. No, I won't stop it suddenly. I would never do that with a med because I know it can be dangerous, plus I'd feel awful physically and I don't need that. I'm just wondering if cutting it down would be better than...
this.