Hi Rick, no I did not have any of the symptoms you had, BUT my neurologist started me on teeny weeny doses, titering up very slowly. It's one of those meds you really need to be careful with. And by the way when you said you stopped taking Lamictal did you do it slowly or just stop? I don't know if it affected my appetite or not because I was also giving myself chemo injections - and could NOT eat. So maybe I did have side effects but didn't know it because I was already such a mess Much better handle on the meds now though. I am just "celebrating" my 5th anniversary with TM. I hope the Lamictal works out for you because it is a really good med for seizures. Take care Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: TMIC-list@eskimo.com<mailto:TMIC-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Fwd: HELLO EVERYONE
Linda, thanks for writing back. You say you have taken Lamectil now for a couple of years. At first did you have any of these side effects, sleepless nights, hot and then cold, nervousness, loss of appetite, panic and difficult breathing. I did after the first couple of doses. I thought I was losing it for sure so I stopped taking Lamectil and then most of the symptoms went away. I'm still having trouble with food but I make myself eat even though food does not taste good anymore. The main thing was the panic and difficult breathing. I feel 100% better now. Did you have anything like this and if so for how long. I haven't been able to talk to my Dr. yet but the nurse that's been coming to see me since I got out of the hospital said that she would probably have done the same thing. What do ya'll think? Rick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com<http://www.aol.com/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000339>.
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