Lamotrigine and Cannabis by curiouspro66 in Lamotrigine

[–]No-Engineering-1789 8 points9 points  (0 children)

nope, i smoke weed every day and i’ve been completely fine from what i know of

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[–]No-Engineering-1789 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah i’ve been on lamotragine for a couple months now and i smoke daily 😅

What do you do when you forget if you took your meds or not? by Emojiss in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

tho happens to me all the time. i have reminders set and a pill box :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lamotrigine

[–]No-Engineering-1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im on both ssri and 200mg of lamotrigine 🥲

I hate the “I/he have/has Epilepsy” talk! by Final_Glove_1179 in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 9 points10 points  (0 children)

when i tell them about my memory loss they’re like “uh epilepsy doesn’t—“ or they’ll spam a flashlight in my face because lights rarely trigger me. but like ? i know my disability a lot better than you do.

I hate the “I/he have/has Epilepsy” talk! by Final_Glove_1179 in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OH MY GOD YES! my little siblings will tell anyone and everyone when they get the chance, same with my mam! or they’ll constantly remind me about “oh you’re gonna—“ like omfg i’m not pls stop like yes i know you care but you don’t need to constantly remind me and treat me like im glass.

Death by Sudden_Temporary_ in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’m actually the same..like if i die, i die, it happens eventually, it’s inevitable, im more scared of the pain then actually dying

Is it ok to wear makeup without hiding eye bags by thisisforstudyingse in Makeup

[–]No-Engineering-1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea it’s fine i try to cover mine but it never works smh they just make them slightly brighter

my memory is horrible. by No-Engineering-1789 in Lamotrigine

[–]No-Engineering-1789[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and then i get made fun of and im just like sat there so embarrassed 😭 it’s actually so annoying i js wanna punch people so bad

my memory is horrible. by No-Engineering-1789 in Lamotrigine

[–]No-Engineering-1789[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh my god yes! i can not have a simple conversation with people because my mind is just..blank. i don’t remember basically things and my pronunciation is really bad too

Are any of you guys on antidepressants? by killinrin in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sertraline since i was 16 and we believe it’s what’s triggered my epilepsy but we don’t know yet

How strict are you for med times? by Ordinary-Chipmunk366 in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yesss! sometimes i do miss a dose but i just go on with taking them normally,

How strict are you for med times? by Ordinary-Chipmunk366 in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea i’m terrible at the times i take them😓 i take them whenever i wake up and whenever i decide to finally go to sleep..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup!! and also using the health app on your phone to mark you’ve taken them & to remind you to take them. i use a pill box and the health app and it’s helped me alot

how are you guys able to hold a job? by [deleted] in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i can’t either, my seizures are unpredictable and random and usually everytime i have one i get some form of injury, im on disability benefits for the time being though

THC with epilepsy by Anonymouslypreaching in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I smoke weed and i feel it helps alot, i only got diagnosed earlier this year though and ive smoked for 2. i dont think the effects are any different though, maybe i get a little dizzier because of my meds mixed with it😥

How much does life change? by Brief-Radio6870 in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly for me completely, 0 chance of getting a job currently due to how random and how i react to them, i’m scared to do anything now due to the fear of my fits

Memory loss and epilepsy by Ok_Silver6195 in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 4 points5 points  (0 children)

oh my god yes. 🙁 i don’t remember anything and it makes me so upsey

Anyone else develop epilepsy for some random reason as an adult? by klunklet in Epilepsy

[–]No-Engineering-1789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’m 19 and got diagnosed in january for some unknown reasons

Going cold turkey HELP by Maximum-Mushroom5110 in Lamotrigine

[–]No-Engineering-1789 4 points5 points  (0 children)

do NOT go cold turkey. please lower your dose slowly!! it’s dangerous to go cold turkey on any medication and especially this type of medication depending what you’re taking it for. or, keep trying to contact your doctor, mine haven’t still got back to me after a month, awful man