lamictal & keto diet

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This was posted by my daughter on the Landau Kleffner site but I thought I would

get your opinions on it also.

Thanks,

Hallie

by Joanie, (my daughter)

My son Tanner has been taking Lamictal for about 6 months along with depakote..

His EEG on Oct. 20th showed very frequent seizures in his left temporal area of

his brain. The neuro increased his lamictal from 20mg twice a day, to 30 mg

twice a day (currently at 25mg twice a day). Tanner had not had any clinical

seizures since starting the keto diet in July. His EEG in June showed constant

seizures generalized to the whole brain, so we have seen improvement. After the

increase in lamictal Tanner improved significantly in school, but then a week

into the increase he began having cluster seizures and twice have had to use

diazepam to stop them. I am wondering if it is the lamictal increase, but the

neuro doesn't think so (hasn't seen this happen with Lamictal). I also asked

about taking Tanner off depakote, but the doctor checked his level and said it

was fine and that if we dc'd depakote he would have to increase lamictal

significantly to get the same benefit from it. It's confusing to me that Tanner

had such significant gains in school and at the same time started having

clinical seizure activity. I am curious if anyone else has seen this with

Lamictal. Tanner had a Lamictal level drawn yesterday but we won't have the

results for a week.

Thanks for any info.

Joanie

Also he has appeared very emotional, crys easily, is not going to sleep as

easily.

He had not had any seizures that showed without the EEG since July 1st. The

last week he has had them every other day and has been given diazapam on the

days he has them which stops the seizure but makes him bounce off the walls. He

also had a flu shot a week ago.

His Grandma Hallie