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Can lamictal cause you to have altered brain waves while sleeping?
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Yes: Lamictal affects the structure of sleep and this is manifested by a change in the frequency and duration of brain waves of certain type.
Answered 6/26/2014
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Yes but: Lamotrigine may alter your brainwaves during sleep but it is rarely clinically significant = it shouldn't matter.
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