Maintenance lamotrigine therapy for over year

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A client with a history of trigeminal neuralgia, has been on maintenance lamotrigine therapy for over a year. Last week, they were hospitalized due to a car accident and missed a weeks worth of lamotrigine doses. A week later, the client is discharged and the provider tells the client to resume all her home medications. What is the risk of resuming her lamotrigine therapy at her previous dose?

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