Ava just reached 25 mg BID this w/e o/ the past few weaks she has been very clumsy. Not sure if it the Lamicatl. But when she wakes up, she is very tremulous. It is only when she wakes and fades the longer she is awake.
Our neuro is going SUPER SLOOOOOW titrating.

What happened with the lamictal jaev? did you make any changes or see any?

I would be really concerned if the neuro wasn't aware of the possibility of lamictal causing tremors.

Jaev, when did your son's neuro complete that latest increase in the dosage of lamictal? And, how long has it been since he took his final dosage of Keppra?

It's difficult and hard to accept, especially for parents of children with epilepsy, but everyone must be a guinea pig in order to determine what treatment works the best for them. Start on one medication and take a ride on the medication merry-go-round. If someone knows of a better way of finding out exactly what med will work for a person with epilepsy; how much of a dosage they'd need; what side effects could or will they experience, then please inform the doctors.

The reasons why I asked you the questions above is because if your son hasn't been on the 50mgs of lamictal for at least 2 weeks, then he might be experiencing minor side effects from the amount, which may take just a little more time for them to fade away. If he hasn't been off of the keppra for too long, then there may be just a small, or tinny-tiny amount of it still in his bloodstream, which is interacting with the lamictal.

Apparently, you've already informed the neuro about what your son is experiencing, which was the right thing to do. As for doing the increase in the dosage amount, my suggestion is to wait just a week or two longer to see if the shakiness fades away completely.

Just so you, and everyone knows, I was a member on the old BrainTalk communities, but mis-spelt the user name I wanted to use. Instead of batman, it turned out to be barman. Now that this one is up and running, someone told me about it and I registered with it just today, and...and, spelt my username correctly.

A few more things to add. I have epilepsy myself and am currently on both Lamictal and Keppra.

our son was on Lamictal, up to 200mg at max, and we never had a problem with any tremors. He's now on Depakote and I'lve noticed when he's dehydrated, but drinking a couple bottles of water will resolve that within a few hours.

~Anna

I'm so glad they got he board back up. I was so mad when it went down..