Hello all!

I've had seizures now for over 20 years.  They started out as simple partial
while I was on Dilantin, then I switched to Tegretol (which seemed to give
better control but made my thinking too cloudy.)  Tried Gabitril for a
while, then switched back to Dilantin for a while but then my seizures
progressed to complex partial so gave Depakote a whirl.  It was too harsh on
my body so went back to Dilantin and added Clonazapam.  Now after three
years of that going to switch to Dilantin/Lamictal combination with the hope
of weaning off the Dilantin eventually.

I guess my question for the forum is has anyone done the switch from
Dilantin to Lamictal and if so, what are the side effects like?  I've been
told Lamictal doesn't have the cognitive effects that Dilantin has, and that
there's a chance of a skin rash, but that's about all anyone has to say.
I'd really appreciate some first hand opinions as well as any information
about how to take the med to minimize side effects as well, for example - I
found that Dilantin works better when you maintain a high protein diet.  Any
tips on Lamictal?  Thanks.

Tom