LAMICTAL Reviews (LAMOTRIGINE)Average Rating: 3.4 (1917 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LAMICTAL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Bipolar II Disorder | Very very sleepy while increasing dosage. Nausea in the middle of the night while increasing dosage. Some trouble with bloody noses. | This medication has helped so much to combat my depression after my child was born. No other medication seemed to help, and I noticed a difference after my first day on Lamictal. | F | 34 | 75 days | 12/7/2001 | 1 | Bipolar II/Mixed | Rash on neck, legs and stomache. | After two weeks I developed a rash; no symptomatic improvement. | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 1/16/2002 | 4 | parital sezeire | M | 33 | | 2/10/2003 | 3 | bipolar II mixed | constant bowel movements (not like diarrhea), slight drowsiness | i'm not sure it's working as well as it should. i don't get hypomanic, but i'm more depressed than i was on depakote. i got on it because it had few side effects. however, the culprit may be my antipressants not working. | F | 52 | 5 months | 5/15/2003 | 5 | epilepsy | rash and dizziness for a brief time | it is great! i had been on a huge dose of zarontin and lamictal gave me the freedom of taking a small dose (only 1 tab per day) with far fewer side effects. | F | 24 | 3 years | 11/9/2003 | 4 | seizures | very few | first epilepsy med I am really lucid on. | M | 25 | 2 years | 11/18/2003 | 4 | epilepsy/organic mood disorder | sleepiness but not as much as when on other medications | Seems to work well for me including controlling most of my weird seizures | F | 42 | 2 years | 12/18/2003 | 5 | major depression, bipolar disoder | well, the first time i took lamictal, i had a rash on my lower back. It began to show after about 6 weeks. So i went. Had to wait six weeks to try again. Now i have been RASH FREE this time! | Lamictal is a lifesaver. I was very upset with the drugs available for bipolar, because of the high potential for weight gain. I have suffered from anorexia nervosa for 4 years, so i would not try any thing like depakote. SO lamictal does not have a weight gain potential and it works! :-) | F | 18 | 4 months | 3/19/2004 | 4 | bipolar disorder | drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, confusion, brief period of activation after taking it | the large 100mg tablets are very hard to swallow and need to be coated | F | 51 | 1 years | 5/18/2004 | 4 | bi polar | a little dizzeness and clumsy when changed to a higher dose...but this does not last long out of all the mood stabilzers i have tried this is by far the best.....with nurontin being the worst | 41 | 9 months | 5/18/2004 | 5 | bipolar depression | sleepiness especially at onset of drug therapy, dry mouth | i have suffered with bipolar for 20 years. i have tried many drugs. this one has been the best so far. i did get a rash first time and had to stop and restart it was worth it. | M | 41 | 2 months | 6/11/2004 | 4 | Bipolar II- Very Rapid Cycling | The rash... even though I started small and increased slowly. I guess I was one of the unlucky few to get it. | This was the first of many drugs I've tried for Bipolar. It was the only one that I have been able to tolerate and feel like myself. I really wish I would have been able to continue taking it. | F | 19 | 6 weeks | 6/28/2004 | 5 | seizures | None | My son has been on it for 6 yrs. and for the first 5 years was SEIZURE FREE. At one point he had been on 4 meds (with bad side effects) and was still having many seizures a day. His seizures have returned and we're trying combinations w/the lamictal to lessen them. But even w/o the second meds, he's only having a seizure every few weeks (on 400 mg. of lamictal daily). | M | 25 | 6 years | 7/4/2004 | 5 | Bi-Polar w/paid cycling | acne, dry mouth, and insomnia | Lamictal has both stabilizing effects and mood effetcs. Worked wonders for my rapid cycling. Was able to graduate high school! | F | 18 | 1 years | 7/6/2004 | 5 | Mood stabilizer for Bipolar disorde | dry mouth, achiness in legs and arms, sometimes drowsiness | I have been on a Lot of stabilizers, and Lamictal has worked great! I am thankful for it. | F | 20 | 4 days | 7/7/2004 | 1 | Seizures | Horrible Rash that began within a few days of taken it. Could not sleep at night mostly because of the rash. It was difficult to think clearly and felt spaced out most of the time. I experienced fever along with continued worsening of the rash and swelling of my lymph nodes that finally convinced my doctor to discontinue use. | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 7/20/2004 | 5 | bipolar II | Got small rash on arm when first began taking it but increased dosage slowly and rash went away. If you increase dosage slowly enough you won't have trouble with the rash. | I felt it working right away. My brain felt tighter and better connected. I could especially feel it in the right side of my brain. It was weird b/c I never | F | 31 | 1 years | 7/29/2004 | 4 | Bipolar 1 | Swollen feet, legs | works great. Very few side effects except for swollen, sore feet.... | F | 30 | 1 weeks | 8/1/2004 | 4 | bipolar disorder | I have been taking 300 mg for about 8 months and it has helped to stabilize my moods; I have had little or no side effects. I am also taking Ambien. | F | 54 | 8 months | 8/12/2004 | 5 | bipolar | 200 mg a day (along with 300 of effexor) excessive sweating, extreme night sweats (wake up with wet sheets from it), very vivid dreams. started at 12.5 mg and doubled it every 2 weeks. first three days after increasing a dose had strange tingling/electrical shock feelings especially in my limbs, as well as dizzyness. went away but comes back if i miss a dose for a day...which is kind of good cuz then i make sure not to miss. i have a feeling that i will have to be weened off VERY slowly. | the good definitly outweighs the bad with this medicine. i still cry easily. but definitly not like it used to be | F | 20 | 7 months | 8/28/2004 |
LAMICTAL (LAMOTRIGINE): Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It may also be used to help prevent the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder in adults. Lamotrigine is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. This drug is not approved for use in children younger than 2 years due to an increased risk of side effects (such as infections). FDA Approval Date: 1994-12-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)