flightsoffancy Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I am looking for personal experiences with lamotrigine and birth control. did either one interfere with the other? and if so what did you have to do to correct it? I'm seeing my pdoc tomorrow but I wanted to also get personal experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nalgas Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 The general rule of thumb is that the hormonal stuff will lower your lamotrigine levels somewhat, and you will have to take more lamotrigine than you would otherwise. It's fairly common, though, so your doctor should know about and be prepared for anything like that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 The estrogens in oral contraceptives will lower lamotrigine levels by up to 50%. If you stop the OCs, then you need to reduce the lamotrigine. If your doc uses a *progestin-only pill,* the issue is moot. But you can't miss a single dose, and they ain't foolin' about the same time, and you need to talk to your prescriber about the relative efficacy of a progestin-only contraceptive and why that might or might not be the right choice for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nalgas Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Yeah, what she said. Which is what I meant to be more specific about, except I was not entirely with it at the time. What would I do without Silver around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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