Re: Lamotrigine - Insomnia

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I must say we tried melatonin for my daughter and it really work wonder for calm

sleep.

Diane

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> ACcording to our daughter's neuro, everyone reacts to drugs differently. Could

you shift the dosing time at all? Also, what about supplementing with melatonin?

We also struggle with sleep.

> Good luck!

> Thea, mom to Leah, in NY

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> Lamotrigine - Insomnia

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> Hello all.

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> I started lamotrigine about 7 weeks ago, and excellent thing is - no seizures

since. However, since I've been on Keppra (since Dec 2010) and even more so now

on lomotrigine - I have insomnia. I wake up for about 2-3 hours every night. I

wondered if this is peculiar to me, or others might have had similar experiences

on Anti-Epileptic Drugs. Any tips of how to mitigate the effects?

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> Best and thank you,

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> A

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