LAMICTAL Reviews (LAMOTRIGINE)

Average Rating: 3.4 (1917 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 1  Panic Disorder, GAD, Mood disorder Nausea, appetite loss, nightmares, dizziness, sweating, blurry vision, dry mouth, brain fog increased anxiety and irritability HORRIBLE drug for panic disorder and anxiety in general. It made my anxiety ten times worse. I also have a phobia of vomit, and this drug made me nauseous as hell. I was also hoping for a mood stabilizing component to help with my irritability, but it just made that worse too. F 20 2 weeks
12.5 MG 1X day
12/27/2015
 1  Depression & Anxiety So dizzy all I want to do is sleep all the time and just the feeling of being drunk, I can't even walk a straight line.. Would NOT recommend taking this,Worst Phyc medication I have ever F 40 10 days
25mg
12/26/2015
 5  Major depressive disorder, anxiety Fatigue I was prescribed lamictal as an add on to zoloft. This combination has saved my life. I still have depression and anxiety symptoms, but nothing like before. I'm very grateful that something finally worked! F 40 3 years
200 2X day
12/21/2015
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 5  Depression and anxiety Hair loss I've been on lamictal for months now, and it is so far the only drug that has helped my depression. I was on 500 mg up until a few weeks ago, when I noticed that I had lost a huge amount of hair right above my forehead. In certain lights it looks like I'm balding, awful. So my psych decreased my dose and added Wellbutrin. Honestly, I would rather lose every single hair on my head than be on Wellbutrin, which has been a nightmare. I think I will probably ask my psych to just put me back on lamictal. Again, the only drug that has helped me. It's been a life saver. F 22 8 months
300 mg
12/2/2015
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 5  bp2 Eating constantly and diariah. Vivid dreams. I have tried to commit suicide several times on paxil,lexipro and Zoloft. Almost succeeded on paxil. Clinically dead for 43 minutes which is unheard of without some extreme damage. GOD WAS THERE FOR ME ABD MY FAMILY. I too have done some truly disturbing things to myself and others that I hold very dear to me. Would go in major depression after my manic disruption. Hated myself to a large degree. Anyway, this medication has made me enjoy small things that people take for granted in their lives because it comes second nature to then rather then our troubles. I enjoy getting out of bed. Making my bed and keeping a nice clean house. Enjoy my daughter and never miss a moment now. This disorder can make you become selfish..... NO MORE!!! I'm the best me I can he again. F 37 2 months
300mg
11/24/2015
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 1  bi-polar disorder My Dr just diagnosed me with BPD; Prescribed this to help; my mood swings have just gotten worse. I cry A LOT, don't want to leave the house, and just feel useless. Not functioning.. Called my Dr; he told me to stop the medication & come into the office Asap, which is tomorrow. I will update whether the Dr is continuing in my opinion a bad med for anyone with BPD & Anxiety. F 40 2 weeks
25mg
11/22/2015
 2  Severe depression I took Lamictal for two years (between the ages of 16-17) and although it helped out my depression, it caused severe muscle aches and tenseness. When I was 23 I tried to get back on it because it had been so helpful as a teenager, but he muscle aches were even worse that time, to the point where it felt like I had been run over by a truck. It's a shame, because it really helped my mood. F 17 2 years
11/20/2015
 5  To assist in treatment of BPD. None M 64 5 months
100mg
10/26/2015
 2  Chronic anxiety bipolar This med sucks. I already had loss of appetite and it made it worse. Loss of hair. This has not helped with my anxiety at all. In fact it made it worse. So bad i have a hard time leaving the house. Dr just put me on Brintellix because the anxiety was making me depressed. F 53 2 months
200 mg
10/18/2015
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 1  Bipolar, Anxiety I had tried it a while back and experienced the rash on my chest and sore throat this time around I felt irratated then I got dizzy almost fainted and sae a nurse my oxygen was only 90 and I felt like, Well on it today still feel like I'm going to have a heart attack! F 37 6 days
30mg
10/16/2015
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 3  Bi-polar Like with Depakote it caused serious hair loss. I felt great but that caused me to stop using it. I just started back. Did no have weight gain. F 45 3 months
100
10/13/2015
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 1  Partial Complex Seizures swollen lymph noids,chest pain, depressed,angry,paranoid,very moody - felt like I was going crazy It did stop my seizures immediately. BUT IT WAS DESTROYING MY LIFE!!!! F 48 5 months
200 MG
9/20/2015
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 5  Bipolar disorder. I have less episodes of agitation and irritability. My moods are much more even. I'm glad I have been prescribed this medication little to no side effects. I couldn't take lithium or Depakote. F 58 3 years
150-300mg
9/10/2015
 1  Bipolar It burns my stomach even after I take it after food F 53 3 months
9/5/2015
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 3  Bipolar mood swings Large amount of weight gain in a small amount of time. Felt very tired. Messed up my blood sugar. Weird dreams. Trouble sleeping. Swollen limbs. Tender breasts (also went up a cup size) Weird medicine! It's a shame, because both me and my family noticed a huge difference on only 100mg of lamictal. I wasn't easily angered, I was calm and happy go lucky... Positive, and my manics were under control. BUT I also gained 30lbs in 2 months!!! With no change in diet... My blood sugar was always wack and had me feeling horrible. I always felt tired and lethargic but yet had trouble sleeping. I thought I was having a pregnancy scare but noticed that tender (larger breasts) were a side effect... I believe this drug also had me retain water and be swollen! It could work if you don't have horrible side effects... F 26 2 months
100mg
9/4/2015
 4  Epilepsy Lamictal has helped with the seizures but it sucks I have to be on it the rest of my life. It interferes with my sex drive, I'm always tired and now I've started having constant headaches. I'm not sure if the constant headache is due to the medicine but I'm not feeling it. Nothing really helps with the headache, I've had it a week now. I must find me a new neurologist bc this one don't care. I've been seizure free though, only had a few while I was pregnant. F 29 2 years
100x2
8/29/2015
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 4  Epilepsy Dizziness, short term memory loss, cognitive issues as in I have trouble connecting the dots when presented with a task, fatigue Lately my side effect symptoms have gotten much worse. I can make logical connections to conditions presented with the software I test but only if I focus really hard. I can handle the dizziness by dragging my finger across the wall as I'm walking but the rest is hard to take without being nervous about keeping my job. I was on a website about overcoming the side effects of medication and one tiny line said there was evidence that cells in bad shape from poor diet and whatever else we've been doing to ourselves increased side effects. I'm starting a nine month cellular level detox to see if it helps. F 10 years
200 2X day
8/25/2015
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 5  Mood None It saved my life. F 20 7 months
300 mg 3X day
8/19/2015
 4  Bipolar disorder The most noticeable were lots of dreams-every night! Waking after 5 hours of sleep, then not being able to again fall asleep. Clumsiness, slurred speech. The insomnia was as though my brain was saying "this is an adequate amount of sleep" but by 1pm I was feeling exhausted! F 54 1 months
200 mg
8/18/2015
 3  Mood stable/ migraines BUGS!!! I feel like I have bugs crawling all over my skin, I HATE IT! It itches and keeps me up at night. I get awful migraines( wich is why the dr put me on it in the first place ) and the nausea sucks. Also have gained 5lbs in one month. It has made me more stable yes, no major mood swings no longer quick to anger. I suffer from migraines and my dr thought stableing my mood would help in making them go away. This crap gives me worse migraines than I had before!! I also take topamax wich caused me to loose 25lbs. Not happy I'm starting to gain the weight back after it finally come to except the size I am now. Im at 300 mg. just wheat down to 200mg. Going to ween myself down to 100mg. The feeling of bugs just started if I can go down to 100mg and still be some what stable and not gain any more weight I may be some what happy. F 24 1 months
200
8/18/2015

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