Lamotragine side effects

[ingeline17]

I've been taking Lamotragine for bi-polar since November. I have episodes of agitation and restlessness, anyone else experiencing this? Should I stop taking it? I'm also on Fluvoxamine, clonazapam, serequil, and ativan. Will the agitation go away?

[ingeline17]

Thank you for your comment, I went to see my doctor, I was going through discontinuation withdrawal from fluvoxamine, and the she changed the Lamotragine to twice a day instead of once a day. She thought that the Lamotragine wasn't staying in my system and caused me to experience the agitation. I appreciate your comment, it really helped. Thank you

[ILADVOCATE]

  Please be sure not to make any changes in the medication dose
without your psychiatrist's express permission and supervision.
The side effects you are describing can occur as an adverse reaction to Lamictal but it also could be a matter of interactions
with the other medications. What might be going on could have a variety of causes. Its also important to think whether it has helped you or not. All of this could be discussed with your psychiatrist so they could come
to an appropriate decision within their clinical discretion.