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Has Anyone Taken Trileptal And/or Lamictal (I Take Both) And Had Trouble With Bruising?
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My dosages have been adjusted a few times because of different side effects, and a break through seizure. Since I've been at my current dose, I started seeing small, dot like bruises. Now they are getting much larger and seem to appear out of nowhere. On my legs, knee, forearm, etc... If anyone has had something similar I would feel better if I knew it and that it's nothing serious!

posted May 10, 2017
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I have taken both at the same time and now I just take Lamictal. When I took both, I bruised a bit but with Lamictal only, not too much.

posted May 10, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My son takes Trileptal and he doesnt seem to have a problem with bruising, but it is one of the less common side effects.

posted May 15, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I started noticing little pin point dots on legs, abdomin, arms, neck awhile back. Probably about a year after I started taking seizure medication. I'm on kappa, lamictal, and trileptal. So I guess maybe in 2013. I've always bruised easy on my legs, but is on my arms too now. I see one and I'm like ,"where did that come from?".

posted May 10, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Thank you for answering! That sounds like what is happening. I took only Lamictal from July until December 2016. They added the Trileptal when my seizures returned after 14 weeks free. The bruises started in late March and have gotten worse.

posted May 10, 2017

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