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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Epilepsy | None. It started at as a supplementary drug until the FDA approved it for single use. | Lamictal has keet my seizures controlled for at least 20 years now. I was so happy to be able to stop Tegretol (which was awful for me) and go to this for singular use. | M | 52 | 22 years 200 2X day | 3/6/2019 | 5 | Bipolar II | I take it twice a day. 100 mg in the morning, and 200 mg in the evening. When I take the higher dose in the morning, I tend to feel slower and more sluggish. I don’t feel that effect if I take only 100 mg in the morning. | After taking multiple medications, this was the first one to work for me. Within a week or two, I could feel a difference. It still took some time for it to fully kick in (plus years of therapy), but was finally able to begin working on stabilizing my moods. | F | 44 | 18 years 300 MG | 5/25/2019 | 5 | Bipolar 1 | Long-term memory loss. | Basically I have not experienced side effects, and I've been on it for nearly 20 years. Literally makes me, me. I have also been on what seems like everything else over my life time. i've been playing this drug game since the early 90s. I have to take meds for my anxiety and insomnia. What works for one person is so different than another. Anytime I have tried something with a terrible side effect, I don't take it. Debilitating side effects are not an acceptable option in my opinion. | F | 42 | 18 years 400 mg | 9/24/2017 | 5 | Bi-polar 1 Disorder | It took care of the depressive side of my disorder. I felt slowed down, but over time my body got used to the drug. It did cause some weight gain, but working out has helped keep the weight in check. | Because of side effects, I get periodical testing. Because of my age, in the future, I will have the dosage re-evaluated. | F | 59 | 18 years 150 1X day | 7/14/2015 | 4 | epilepsy | Insomnia, constant back pain, along with my fingers and feet hurting!! I really thought I was getting arthritis!! Until I saw other people with the same problem. And I am tired of itching!!! I feel like I have ants crawling all over my head and body!! I have had enough and would like to get off of this medicine!! | I have had epilepsy for 24 yrs now and I feel like I have tried EVERY drug out there! I have my seizures around the time of my period, but my b/c keeps them under control! I am very cautious with doctors and meds. due to my mother dying 21 yrs. ago due to her doctor screwing up her medicine!! Can you help me? Thank you!! | F | 41 | 18 years 200a-100p 2X day | 8/12/2010 | 5 | Epilepsy | Feel a bit spaced out if I don't take it on time. | This has been a very good drug for me. Very well controlled siezures. Took it all the way through my pregnacy with my first child, he is perfectrly healthy and doing very well at 13 years old. I am interested to know if anyone has any information about lamotrogine and psoriasis, I have no family history and I am covered in it. As I have been on it for so long I wonder if it may be a long term side effect | F | 42 | 17 years 150mg 2X day | 12/7/2010 | 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/OCD/Anxiety | Only side effects have been dry mouth and random gag reflex in the morning until I eat. No nausea accompanies it. I only experience that when I regularly take my full 200mg dose. If I take half it (when I get off track) then it doesn't happen. | I have been on Lamictal in addition to Prozac for over 15 years. I definitely notice a huge difference when I regularly take my full dose. I have been bad about keeping up with taking them in the past and after a couple of weeks without it I feel completely different. Lamictal helps my mood stay balanced, I don't get so emotional and my anxiety fades. I am overall happier and less stressed out | F | 32 | 17 years 200mg 1X day | 7/31/2020 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | Lethargy, mental slowness while titrating up. No side effects once stable at a therapeutic dose. | This drug has saved my life. | F | 42 | 16 years 200mg 1X day | 10/23/2020 | 5 | Epilepsy | Memory loss, some hair loss, spaced out/disconnected feeling when dose not taken on time, muscle twitches | I have been on this medicine since the age of 14.5 years. The medicine I was on prior to this caused severe side effects. On lamotrigine I don't experience any of the tiredness, lower mental acuity or weight gain that I did previously and it generally controls my seizures very well, when no added risk factors - such as sleep deprivation - are added in. I have now been seizure free for 2.5 years. It is interesting to me that the person in the thread who has been on the drug for 17 years also gets the spaced out feeling if the dose is taken late...any other similar experiences? What might cause this? My doctor tells me that lamotrigine shouldn't have any psychological effects for otherwise mentally healthy people, but this doesn't seem to be the case. | F | 30 | 16 years 150 mg 2X day | 7/2/2011 | 5 | Bipolar II, PTSD | Some memory impairment that I have to figure out ways to accommodate. Some sleepiness after taking it. | It has been a miracle drug for me. My psychopharmacologist tried every medication under the sun without success. Within days of starting it my suicidal depression began to lift. I wish everyone could have a similar experience. | F | 59 | 15 years 200mg 2X day | 9/13/2010 | 5 | seizure | None | stoped seizure right away. A miricale pill. Expensive,but woth it. I had grand male and parciale seizures. Took 4 differant meds befour lamictal. They didn't help. I had side effects from all 4. | F | 61 | 15 years | 8/23/2009 | 5 | seizures | After 14 years, I have few side effects. Memory loss is one. I am sketchy on the inconsequential childhood experiences, although I remember the big incidents. Much loss of inconsequential memories generally. Short term memory somewhat effected, although it is much worse now that I am 48 years old but I think that is periomenopause and not the drug. I am sure there were some side effects 14 years ago, but I am very happy with Lamictal. When I accidentally double a dosage (happened 3 times in 14 years), I get very dizzy and disoriented. I weigh 120 at 5'6" so no weight issues, sleep fine, no bad dreams, | This drug has saved my life. I have not had a grand mal in 14 years and very small break through seizures with just red spots in my vision, everyone comments on how calm I am all the time, I can live my life with joy and well-being, and I am a happy person. I am so grateful for this drug because it gave me my life back. | F | 48 | 14 years 300mg 2X day | 7/20/2010 | 4 | Grand Mal Seizures | Memoryloss, confusion, insomnia, trouble with speach at times but I don't have anymore seizures so the pro outweights the cons. | F | 28 | 14 years | 1/31/2007 | 5 | none | i was full of rage severe breaking thigs and such,falling asleep while driving i would want to shave my head bald if i had a bad hair day (also had back surgery twice in a three mo time so pain was huge anger issue but its like the best pill i ever took and just the other day i got a small rash on my inner leg and the next day it was twice in size then today it was a little on my belly small spots it feels like it could be poison ivy but it is winter and i dont go any where but home and work i hope to god its not an reaction to it after all these years , the doc said it could happen so if anyone could help me i would love it @[email protected] i have no health insurance so i dont want to go if its something dumb,i also read that its one of the worst meds to go off of HELP ME PLEASE | F | 40 | 13 years 200 1X day | 3/11/2011 | 5 | Seizures | No side effects at all I am able to work full time I'm a happy person I only have a couple seizures in a year instead of a week .... I take 1mg of lorazepam when I have a seizure to stabilize lucky I can feel them about 30 or more seconds before they hit. | F | 55 | 13 years 100mg | 10/18/2018 | 5 | Bipolar 1, mixed type | I have not really experienced any side effects, when taking it by itself it may have given me trouble sleeping. | SSRIs make me extremely manic. Anti-typical antipsychotics give me akathisia. Lithium works well but, I get the full spectrum of side effects it offers. Lamictal is the only medication I can tolerate without major side effects. | M | 42 | 12 years 500 mg | 7/23/2019 | 5 | mood stabilizer | I don't know. I also take prozac 40mg now(because I weened off of 90 mg of Cymbalta after 16 years 2 mo ago),buspirone 15mg, lamotrigine 425mg, Lyrica150mg, spironolactone 100mg, minocycline 50mg, simvastatin 10mg and nexium 40mg everyday.! Who knows how they interact? | as many years as I've taken lamotrigine I've always thought my weight gain and clumsiness was caused by Cymbalta. I am now hoping to get off lamictal. It looks like I take a very large dose each day and that scares me! | F | 40 | 12 years 425 mg 1X day | 6/20/2016 | 5 | Bipolar | NONE - definitely worth trying if you're Bipolar and feeling hopeless. So much better than Lithium. That's when you'll fee like a Halloween zombie. | F | 60 | 12 years 100 1X day | 10/11/2012 | 4 | Epilepsy | sleepiness, drowsiness, and fatigue. | It controls my seizures really well and I have had two healthy pregnancies that were well planned. For those women wanting children while taking lamictal I can say by experience that it does not affect the baby at all. It has to be taken along with 5mg of folic acid to avoid abnormalities. I have two healthy and beautiful girls. I was even able to breastfeed. Just plan it well with your neurologist. | F | 30 | 12 years | 11/3/2008 |
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)