Does your Doctor know about the rash?  I went to http://efa.org  (the Ep.
Foundation of America), clicked on the Medications link on right of page,
then at top you can enter med. names and see posts on their sites? about a
particular med.
  There are *lots of posts mentioning rashes with Lamictal, many saying to
contact the Doctor to let them know (allergic reaction?).
  I then did the same with Keppra, and several posts suggested it's an
add-on med. with other Anti Ep Drugs (AEDs), but among first ~60 posts using
it, or side effects, etc. I didn't see anything there about rashes being a
side effect.
  If there are no websites with your prescription bottle or script, your
Pharmacist might have a Site if you call them.   They can also look up above
side effects too, as they get scripts and information on the medications
they handle.   They can't change the dose rate or prescription, but will
likely tell you to phone the Dr. too.
  (I didn't see anything about bruising listed, but looked mainly for the
rash as I had heard about that 'here' -- any chance if you were having szrs.
during the night they might come from there? or do you get them at all times
of day? )    G./

I have gotten rashes on and off now for 10 yrs. The last one is in my
underarm.

CALL YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY!!!

DO NOT STOP TAKING YOUR LAMICTAL ALTOGETHER UNLESS THE DOCTOR TELLS YOU TO
DO SO!

When I was taking Lamictal the doctor told me to CALL IMMEDIATELY if there
was a rash!

The rash side effect of Lamictal has been fatal in some cases.

Yes, when I was on 400mgm lamotrigine not only did I bruise easily but I
was sometimes left with what I think is called a spider bruise. It's when
the tiny blood vessels near the surface of the skin continue to show red.
I cut the dose to 300mgm/day and I still bruise fairly easily but the
effects aren't permanent.

I was a guinea pig for lamotrigine before it was on the market and I did
get what I call lymph bumps all over me. They were not itchy or red so my
consultant decided to ignore them. They too stayed forever unless they
were rubbed in places like my waisband where they ceased to contain any
lymph but remained like tiny warts.

When I was on Keppra too it caused fluid retention (which I've never seen
mentioned as one of its side effects) and all my joints were painful as
thought there was internal bruising. It was so bad in my hands that I very
nearly had an operation for carpal tunnel syndrome (which is when the
nerve in the wrist gets so squashed that it is very painful0. That stopped
when I stopped taking Keppra.

The annoying thing was that I knew that Keppra was causing fluid retention
(which was enough to make me wear clothes one size bigger) and that my
pains started at the same time as the Keppra but I didn't know that fluid
retention could cause carpal tunnel syndrome and in spite being told all
this the doctors didn't seem to connect the two either. I sometimes wonder
whether they ever listen to patients or show our opinions any respect.

Chris L.