chase3438 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I saw a psych for the first time yesterday and was prescribed lamotrigine. Has anyone had or read about anyone else having success with this medication? I have done a little research on it and it seems to be a waste of time for hppd and vs. I was told to try lamotrigine first and then keppra if I don't have success. I guess because the side effects are suppose to be more mild with lamotrigine or so I was told. I'm starting to think I should have gone straight to keppra. Any knowledge about this subject would be greatly appreciated. I hope all you hppders have a great day! Try not to space out too much, you only live once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xspecm Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I have lot of improvement with lamotrigine, now I'm taking 200mg per day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase3438 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Thanks for the reply xspecm. Does it help more with visual or mental symptoms? It's good to hear that it has helped someone. Also how long did it take to start working? I took my first dose last night and I have zero improvement so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase3438 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Thanks for the reply xspecm. Does it help more with visual or mental symptoms? It's good to hear that it has helped someone. Also how long did it take to start working? I took my first dose last night and I have zero improvement so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyMarie Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 It takes a perhaps a few weeks for your body to adjust to the medication, and soon you will start seeing the real effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xspecm Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Its take some time to really start to work, but in my case, at the 3rd week, I was see improvement, and lamotrigine helps more in the visual symptons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellen Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Yes I have had success with lamictal. I'm currently on 200mg and it has helped me cope. I still get brain fog, my body temperature is always hot, cognitive and memory issues and fatigue. I'm starting to think those are tied into something else but as far the hppd dp/dr,goes,I've definitely noticed an improvement. I'm thinking of adding a low dose of keppera and seeing if that helps my dp/dr even further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
415_stylee Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 I have used Lamictal (100 mgs/day) and sorry but it was any good at all for me.. It didn't decrease neither HPPD or DP/DR one bit. There was a quite forced on "mental clarity" later on which became unbearable in the end as it rendered me completely unable to sleep.. Strange side effects! Keppra is IMO a much better and more modern anti-EP with fewer side-effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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