Re: Lamictal (aka Limotrigine)

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Oh no, n. That's awful. I'm so sorry. I guess I didn't realize there was suchterrible effects. I've had nothing but good come of it. Thanks for pointing out that1 med is not one fits all.love to you...and your hands,KateTo: MSersLife Sent: Fri,

July 8, 2011 4:37:11 PMSubject: Re: Lamictal (aka Limotrigine)

However, for those intolerant to it--I was once given it for epilepsy--the side effects are intolerable--permanent damage to my hands.I urge caution.Love,nTo: MSersLife Sent: Thu, July 7, 2011 7:26:24 PMSubject: Re:

Cholesterol, darnit

Hey Tina...I have a thought...how about Lamictal. It is in the same category, I believe as the tegretol and trileptal, and I also think it has mood stablizing aspects. I'm on 450 mgs of it, and it helps me in a few ways--for moods, but more importantly for my trigeminal neuralgia.Keep us posted.hugs, KateTo: mserslife <mserslife >Sent: Thu, July 7, 2011 12:10:10 PMSubject: Cholesterol, darnit

Okay, so several years ago when I was on Tegretol I had a routine cholesterol check and my cholesterol was over 350. Yikes! I did some research and found that Tegretol increases cholesterol levels. So my next neuro appointment, (this was before MS) I asked the doctor to change my medication to Trileptal (unfortunately what I didn't know was that trileptal has the same effect). After getting my cholesterol down to a manageable level through medication several years ago, and then cholesterol medication was dropped because my levels were down to normal, I was no longer on the Tegretol, and I was eating better and exercising. My (former) doctor did a cholesterol check, and my numbers were above 300 again. He put me on a small dose of pravachol. That didn't work. So he increased the dosage. Now I have a new primary care doc, she continued the pravachol, but I didn't realize that Trileptol is

having the same effect on me as the Tegretol did (they are basically the same med, but trileptal has an extra oxegyn molecule).

As it is now, the Trileptal is also acting as my mood stabilizer for my bipolar. So, I can ask to get it switched to something else, but then I have no mood stabilizer. Then again, I haven't been manic in YEARS. I just really think I need to get off this medication that's raising my numbers so high. It can't be good for me.

Tina