Waterfall Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I have missed last night's and this morning's doses. How soon is the risk of seizure??? I will get it in a few hours. BTW, I am not epileptic, just bipolar. I missed all my meds this morning and I am starting to feel weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Are you taking it for mood stabilization only? Or for seizures? If it's for mood stabilization only, then you should be fine as long as you get it this evening. Don't double up on your doses though. Like, trying to make up for the missed doses or anything. (sorry I'm having trouble with my words. Hope that came out right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterfall Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Thanks, that's a relief. I wonder if I should take last night's and this morning's doses or just one dose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Just take one dose for the closest scheduled one, but take it as soon as you can. a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unregistered Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I take it twice a day and I've missed 24 hours before. I survived OK, but felt a little weird. You should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon-A-TiK Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 i'm sorry, i don't remember what mood stabilizer you're on. is it lamictal? i've missed doses of all my mood stabilizers at one point or another, and i've been on most of them. i've never had a seizure from missing a dose. the odds of that are low from missing one dose or even two. cutting cold turkey raises your risk, but it isn't like it automatically will give you a seizure or something. i've run across numbers on it before and don't remember where. you'll be fine. just take it as soon as you remember, unless it is too close to your next scheduled dose, then just wait and take your scheduled dose. i've missed lamictal for a month and was fine (manic, but no seizures). my clinic ran out and i did taper down because i knew it would be awhile before i'd get more, but the taper was fast. i wouldn't recommend it obviously, but i'm fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_not_chuck Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Loon, at first I thought you mean literally cutting cold turkey (like with a knife)... hahah. I've missed two doses of Lamictal before. I felt like I was swimming and bobbing up and down in water, touching the sand at the bottom, and comming back up, my breath was even racing during most of this time. I took one dose, when I was supposed to (my evening dose) and felt fine a half hour later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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