u/LissysLilly

I’m starting lamotrigine and slowly increasing the dose over the next few weeks as part of a plan for seizure control. However, I am struggling with treatment-resistant depression, and read that lamotrigine can help. I struggle with schizoaffective bipolar type. In this case, would it help both the current depression episode (it’s been very long) and the seizures at the same time? What’s your experience with lamotrigine? What should I look out for? What are the side effects you’ve experienced?

I’ve had somewhere between 12-15 seizures in the past 3 years. I am seeing a neurologist as of recent and am on Keppra. However, during my EEG I felt twitching and involuntary movements like if I had just been electrocuted. I felt I was about to lose consciousness. My jaw felt like it does when I eat sour candy. What are common/your signs that you’re about to have a seizure?!

I have an EEG tomorrow and the following 2 days. I've been having seizures for 3 years, and only now am I being put on medication. However, what does an EEG tell a doctor? I know the point is to induce a seizure in hopes of catching something, but how do I increase my chances of having a seizure during these EEGs? For 2 of them, I have to be sleep deprived. However, I feel weird hoping for a seizure.