RE: Weaning Lamictal - carbohydrate content

[Guest guest]

Jill,

When we started the diet our daughter, , was Lamictal and we had no

real improvement in seizure control. After two weeks we switched to

Lamictal chewable, which have no lactose, and the pulled all of the dairy

out of her diet. Her seizures control improved.

Dan Currier

Weaning Lamictal - carbohydrate content

Hi

I have been investigating the ingredient content of varying strengths of

Lamictal tablets in order to try and solve the problem of my daughter's

increased seizures and possible relationship to weaning Lamictal. I wonder

if I have found something significant here. Below are the figures I have

found:

Lamictal 200mg tablets

123.4 mg lactose

15mg Na starch glycolate

Fat - 2.4mg magnesium stearate

Lamictal 100mg tablets

99mg lactose

10mg Na starch glycolate

Fat - 1.6mg magnesium stearate

Lamical 25mg tablets

24.8 mg lactose

2.5 mg Na starch glycolate

Fat - 0.4mg magnesium stearate

My daughter was on 2 x 200mg tablets per day which means that she was

having daily:

246.8mg lactose

30 mg Na starch glycolate

Fat - 4.8 mg magnesium stearate

Currently she is having 2 x 100mg tablets plus 6 x 25mg tablets which means

that she is having daily:

346mg lactose

35mg Na starch glycolate

Fat - 5.6mg magnesium stearate

I was wondering whether these differences are significant and whether they

could be a factor affecting seizure control. Any input appreciated.

Many thanks

Jill

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Interesting info Jill! Hannah's seizures improved markedly when Lamictal was removed. Tell me, how did youmanage to get that detail from the drug company? Was it difficult. My experience is that they usually do not want to divulge such details of their "secret" formulae. LOL

(in warm sunny Melbourne, hooray - for a change!)

Weaning Lamictal - carbohydrate content

HiI have been investigating the ingredient content of varying strengths of Lamictal tablets in order to try and solve the problem of my daughter's increased seizures and possible relationship to weaning Lamictal. I wonder if I have found something significant here. Below are the figures I have found:Lamictal 200mg tablets123.4 mg lactose15mg Na starch glycolateFat - 2.4mg magnesium stearateLamictal 100mg tablets99mg lactose10mg Na starch glycolateFat - 1.6mg magnesium stearateLamical 25mg tablets24.8 mg lactose2.5 mg Na starch glycolateFat - 0.4mg magnesium stearateMy daughter was on 2 x 200mg tablets per day which means that she was having daily: 246.8mg lactose30 mg Na starch glycolateFat - 4.8 mg magnesium stearateCurrently she is having 2 x 100mg tablets plus 6 x 25mg tablets which means that she is having daily:346mg lactose35mg Na starch glycolateFat - 5.6mg magnesium stearateI was wondering whether these differences are significant and whether they could be a factor affecting seizure control. Any input appreciated.Many thanksJill

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Hi

The Stanford website has a page with the detailed breakdown of most

medications.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/ketodiet

You go to their downloads link.

Jill

At 06:53 AM 12/29/01, you wrote:

>Interesting info Jill! Hannah's seizures improved markedly when Lamictal

>was removed. Tell me, how did youmanage to get that detail from the drug

>company? Was it difficult. My experience is that they usually do not want

>to divulge such details of their " secret " formulae. LOL

> (in warm sunny Melbourne, hooray - for a change!)

>> Weaning Lamictal - carbohydrate content

>>

>>Hi

>>

>>I have been investigating the ingredient content of varying strengths of

>>Lamictal tablets in order to try and solve the problem of my daughter's

>>increased seizures and possible relationship to weaning Lamictal. I wonder

>>if I have found something significant here. Below are the figures I have

>>found:

>>

>>Lamictal 200mg tablets

>>

>>123.4 mg lactose

>>15mg Na starch glycolate

>>Fat - 2.4mg magnesium stearate

>>

>>

>>Lamictal 100mg tablets

>>

>>99mg lactose

>>10mg Na starch glycolate

>>Fat - 1.6mg magnesium stearate

>>

>>Lamical 25mg tablets

>>

>>24.8 mg lactose

>>2.5 mg Na starch glycolate

>>Fat - 0.4mg magnesium stearate

>>

>>My daughter was on 2 x 200mg tablets per day which means that she was

>>having daily:

>>246.8mg lactose

>>30 mg Na starch glycolate

>>Fat - 4.8 mg magnesium stearate

>>

>>Currently she is having 2 x 100mg tablets plus 6 x 25mg tablets which means

>>that she is having daily:

>>346mg lactose

>>35mg Na starch glycolate

>>Fat - 5.6mg magnesium stearate

>>

>>I was wondering whether these differences are significant and whether they

>>could be a factor affecting seizure control. Any input appreciated.

>>

>>Many thanks

>>Jill

>>

>>

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Thanks Jill.

Happy New Year.

Weaning Lamictal - carbohydrate content>>>>Hi>>>>I have been investigating the ingredient content of varying strengths of>>Lamictal tablets in order to try and solve the problem of my daughter's>>increased seizures and possible relationship to weaning Lamictal. I wonder>>if I have found something significant here. Below are the figures I have>>found:>>>>Lamictal 200mg tablets>>>>123.4 mg lactose>>15mg Na starch glycolate>>Fat - 2.4mg magnesium stearate>>>>>>Lamictal 100mg tablets>>>>99mg lactose>>10mg Na starch glycolate>>Fat - 1.6mg magnesium stearate>>>>Lamical 25mg tablets>>>>24.8 mg lactose>>2.5 mg Na starch glycolate>>Fat - 0.4mg magnesium stearate>>>>My daughter was on 2 x 200mg tablets per day which means that she was>>having daily:>>246.8mg lactose>>30 mg Na starch glycolate>>Fat - 4.8 mg magnesium stearate>>>>Currently she is having 2 x 100mg tablets plus 6 x 25mg tablets which means>>that she is having daily:>>346mg lactose>>35mg Na starch glycolate>>Fat - 5.6mg magnesium stearate>>>>I was wondering whether these differences are significant and whether they>>could be a factor affecting seizure control. Any input appreciated.>>>>Many thanks>>Jill>>>>>>>> "The Ketogenic Diet....a realistic treatment option, NOT just a last >> resort!">>>> List is for parent to parent support only.>> It is important to get medical advice from a >> professional keto team!>> Subscribe: >> <mailto:ketogenic-subscribe >ketogenic-subscribe >> Unsubscribe: >> <mailto:ketogenic-unsubscribe >ketogenic-unsubscribe >>>>>>>>