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Can Taking Lamictal For Bipolar Disorder Cause Hallucination And Hearing Voices?

I have a 14 yr old with what appears to be bi-polar disorder. About a month ago she was started on Lamictal, 25 mg a day for the first week, then increased for 1 week to 50, on that about 2 weeks and then increased to 75 mg. Around the time she started on the Lamictal, she started experience hallucinations and hear voices. She just recentl told me about this. I am wondering if the Lamictal could be causing this. I must add that both her mother and her paternal grandmother both have schizophrenia. It just seems strange to me on the timing of this.
Mon, 19 May 2014
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Lamictal contains lamotrigine and it is a mood stabilizer and it does not cause hallucination. In your case, due to strong family history, chances of schizophrenia is high and now may be you got psychotic symptoms in bipolar disorder. In that case, you need antipsychotic drugs. That would help to control both mood disorder as well as hallucination. In case, you need further help, you can ask.

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Can Taking Lamictal For Bipolar Disorder Cause Hallucination And Hearing Voices?

HI Thanks for using healthcare magic Lamictal contains lamotrigine and it is a mood stabilizer and it does not cause hallucination. In your case, due to strong family history, chances of schizophrenia is high and now may be you got psychotic symptoms in bipolar disorder. In that case, you need antipsychotic drugs. That would help to control both mood disorder as well as hallucination. In case, you need further help, you can ask. Thanks