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 |
| 5 | bipolar | Heavier sweating, including night sweats, and noticeably more rapid hair loss. | An amazing drug. Levels out both highs and lows. For years I suffered serious monthly depressions even after beginning treatment 10 years ago with anti-cyclical AND anti-depression medications. Lamictal has been the only drug in that time to put a solid floor under my tendency to get clinically depressed. It's also added lucidity to my thoughts (I'd accepted Depakote and Trileptal spaciness) and allowed me to lead as normal a life as I've had since my diagnosis. I have had issues sweating much more often with greater perspiration. Have taken between 200-1200 mg of this drug over past 18 months. All the positive comments here are true. It's wonderful. | 18 months | 9/14/2006 | 5 | bipolar disorder | minor rash (dime-sized) on hand that appeared after tapering dose up to 100mg/day. it disappeared after about a week, and i haven't had a rash anywhere since. | since having added lamictal to my regimen i've been able to drop my lithium dose dramatically and with the reduction in that goes the tremor and the difficulty thinking. lamictal is also the only medication that has ever made me feel less depressed - normal, even. | 6 months | 10/30/2004 | 5 | Bipolar II | Some aching in my legs about 2 months after starting them, lasting for 5 days. Some "verbal dyslexia" (switching my words around in a sentence). | I was really nervous to start this medication, given all the side effects I read about prior. But I am SOOOOO glad I took them! They have helped so much!! I have only had 3 bouts of depression in the entire time I have taken them, none of which have been longer than 4 days. It has saved my marriage, my relationships with my kids, my friends and family, my job, and most importantly my health and sanity! As far as I'm concerned this is a wonder drug!! | 27 | 9 months | 9/4/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II | Double vision | 60 | 3 years 200 1X day | 3/11/2022 | 5 | Bipolar | Works wonders. It helped regulate my mood. No side effects. But if you miss a day you feel like crap. It saved my life. | 32 | 17 years 400 1X day | 5/24/2023 | 4 | Bipolar II | Hair thinning, weight fluctuations, short term memory loss. | I really despise the memory problems, but this has been the best drug so far. | 1 years | 3/5/2008 | 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 | 4 | | 9/29/2007 | 4 | | 3/22/2006 | 4 | Bipolar 1 rapid rage depression | was good at first, now my rage and depression is coming back, but that could be due to counseling and things coming to the surface. took double dose by accident and had extremely rapid eye movement and could not walk with out falling or hitting walls; very scary; was unable to focus on anything. took me 5 minutes to text work to call in sick. if i had been driving, i would be dead now, as well as my husband. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS DRUG. was told that my dose is pretty high. | 36 | 450 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 4 | Epilepsy | At first I had the headaches and nausea while increasing my dosage. My appetite is still definitely decreased- I've lost close to 20 lbs, which almost makes up for the 30 I gained on keppra last year. Lamictal made me hyper and unable to sleep, although before keppra I was always an insomniac. I'm sure being in college doesn't hurt either. Also EXTREMELY increased sex drive, with everything also more enjoyable! A slight increase in acne, but not bad. | It's been a great drug- finally seizure free! | 20 | 7 months 200 mg 1X day | 12/25/2010 | 3 | | 2/6/2007 | 3 | | 2/4/2005 | 3 | Bipolar II | Flat feeling (although perhaps simply in comparison to how emotionally sharp--i.e. sensitive and oscillating--I am usually), some confusion and time lapse sensations upon dose increase. Also very mild acne on back. Some irritability | I've been working up to 100 mg for about 3 or 4 weeks. My reaction to stressful situations has improved dramatically, although I do have days where I feel very detached and experience a kind of feeling of 'un-reality.' I wonder if this is simply because of how used to having mood swings I am, but I do feel like my personality has become blunted. Have to admit that I'm thinking about discontinuing. | 23 | 4 weeks | 3/15/2009 | 2 | Bipolar disorder | This med is (incorrectly) touted as an anti-depressant. According to the manufacturer's website, it is a mood-stabilizing anticonvusant that prevents the onset of depression. | It doesn't do anything. | 1 years | 6/8/2009 | 2 | seizures | Pros: Heightened memCory, bettet sta Con: Darkened vision. Getting darker. Hoping to not go blind. Fuzzy vision. Night sweats | 40 | 9 days 700 | 7/29/2013 | 1 | Bipolar | Lockjaw , headaches, Itching , Horrible drug | 47 | 14 days 25 | 6/15/2020 | 1 | They thought anxiety and depression | Horrible headaches, fatigue that can be dehabilitating, brain fog! Digestive issues. Can’t get out if bed... | When will anyone admit that sometimes these drugs just add more problems and we throw more drugs at the bad symptoms? I tried cold turkey and wow! God help me. I have to go back to 50 mg for two weeks and then 25 fir another two weeks. Anyone have issues getting off of this drug??? Please email me! God bless and always be careful of these drugs. They are not proven and this site is awesome to support more widespread knowledge and not just what you doctor thinks with a smaller group test results! Pray and stand up for yourself if not working!! These drugs are fairly new and this industry is nowhere like other medical field | 55 | 9 days 200 | 9/5/2019 | 5 | Mood disorder/ PTSD | I had no side effects at the beginning but as I got up in dose, I began having vaginal dryness, dry mouth, and wrinkles became more noticeable and short term memory loss, itchy head | Besides the wrinkles, I can live with the side effects as much as I hate it because it has literally been a life saver for me, my mood swings are gone, I can actually focus on tasks, my depression has lifted, I’m less anxious, able to deal with stressful situations, impulsiveness is gone. I wish found this medication earlier on in my life! | F | 42 | 2 years 350mg | 10/9/2019 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | None | Before I started taking Lamictal I was being treated with Effexor alone. It helped some, but never made me feel “well”. When I started taking Lamictal, everything changed. I wanted to live again, I am no longer thinking the worst about my life situations. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I am truly content. This drug saved my life. | F | 52 | 1 months 75mg | 1/28/2020 |
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)