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 II | Splitting headaches whenever I change the dosage, but just until my body gets used to it, about 3-5 days. It has been a wonderful med for my bipolar depression, I used to take Seroquel but I sleep with my baby now and being knocked out was not an option, Lamictal was the perfect solution. I feel wonderful and have zero side effects now! | F | 33 | 2 months 50 mg 1X day | 6/9/2012 | 5 | bipolar | Hair loss. Has been such a wonder drug for me...if it continues I will invest in wigs! | F | 40 | 3 years 200 mg | 6/6/2012 | 5 | Mild headaches every day for a few weeks, made me tired after I first took it but I took it at night anyway, vivid dreams, but nothing too major. | Lamictal has been amazing. I had treatment resistant anxiety/mood issues/depression and I hit a rough patch where I was nearly hospitalized and my doctor tried this and my life started to change around. It took some time but I got there and was able to function normally again. I had severe panic/anxiety, to the point where it took me hours to get out of bed to take a shower and get dressed.. I had racing thoughts about everything and felt like I was dying. So yes, this drug has been a life saver for me. | F | 25 | 3 years 1X day | 6/29/2013 | 5 | Bi-Polar | Some acne(not too bad) Increase in sex drive (not too bad), thirsty, first few days very tired, occassional headache | This has worked great for me. I have been on it for 3 weeks. I started at 50 mg then after 2 weeks went to 100. The first few days it made me very tired but now I feel great, my husband says my moods are much better and I am no longer an "emotional roller coaster". I was diagnosed bi-polar 1 two times and bi polar 2 once. I have taken many different meds and I think this may be the way to go, at least for me. | F | 32 | 21 days 100 mg 1X day | 8/15/2012 | 5 | Bipolar | Initial side effects included trouble with vocabulary, feeling flaky/flighty. Slight insomnia which passed after a few weeks. | Lamictal has restored my ability to feel calm again. | F | 36 | 3 months 1X day | 6/6/2013 | 5 | bipolar | none | wonder drug. wouldnt be able to live a normal life without it. have tried all sorts of other mood stabilizers and none were effective like this one. feel sorry for the people who had sensitivity to the side effects of this med. because it works great! | F | 35 | 2 years 300 mg 1X day | 10/1/2012 | 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 | 5 | Bipolar | Loss of coordination. This medicine has worked wonders! I take it at night and do not wake up in the morning feeling hungover. | F | 34 | 5 years 300 MG | 5/21/2013 | 5 | Bipolar | Very itchy. I get little individual hive welts that appear and then vanish within minutes. I've never gotten the dangerous rash though. Otherwise it has been literally a life saver. It keeps my mood within healthy ranges but I also still feel emotions intensely -- in other words, it hasn't made me feel "flat" or anything. It doesn't have any negative cognitive effects for me. The itchiness is worth it considering all the good it's done me. | F | 23 | 3 years 400mg | 5/8/2013 | 5 | Seizures | It's been great. I'd been having seizures from a injury to the head. I had brain surgery and they changed my drug to lama till I haven't had any seizures since. I may be a little bit more tired, but don't know if that's why | F | 49 | 2 years 125 mg am | 5/26/2013 | 5 | EPILEPSY | I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE EXPERIENCED ANY SIDE EFFECTS. | I HAD A HEAD INJURY IN 1986 AND SUFFERED FROM PARTIAL AND GRAND MAL SEIZURES SINCE. I HAD TRIED DILANTIN AND TEGRETOL. NEITHER MEDICATION CONTROLLED MY SEIZURES. I SWITCHED TO LAMICTAL ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE HAD NO SEIZURES SINCE. (KNOCK WOOD). I HAVE NEVER GONE 3 MONTHS WITHOUT A SEIZURE. I THINK LAMICTAL IS WONDERFUL AND I THANK GOD I AM ON IT! | F | 38 | 3 months | 10/24/2005 | 5 | depression, bi-polar | extreme drowsiness, cloudiness in thought, dizziness, nervousness, trouble finding words, memory loss, trouble speaking clearly, slowness, racing heart, night sweats, extreme hair loss, rare mood swings | i cant even imagine how i lived without lamictal. i was suicidal and this drug completely got rid of my depression. nothing negative phases me anymore and i dont feel drugged-up. i dont like how tired it makes me, being that i've always been a night owl, but i manage somehow. i also dont like how nervous i feel when interacting with people. i've always been a very smart girl but i feel people view me differently because of this drug and it's frusturating. still, i feel it's been worth it because the depression was getting out of control. | F | 21 | 8 months | 11/3/2005 | 5 | Bipolar Mixed State | Very few side effects, mainly decreased appetite (NOT a bad thing!) and the inside of my nose is very dry (although this may be from the other drugs I'm taking). | So far, this drug is great! I had to be hospitalized three months ago for atypical bipolar disorder, with severe agitation and suicidal thoughts. At that time, I was given Neurontin and Seroquel (which I've been taking for years). The depressive/suicidal thoughts decreased, but my agitation and panic attacks went through the roof! I'm now taking 300 mg of Lamictal, one Ativan (don't know the dose) twice a day, and 100-200 mg of Seroquel at night. My agitation is completely gone and the depression and anxiety are both greatly reduced. Considering that the only other main options for my condition are Lithium and Depakote (which both have MAJOR side effects), I'm thrilled with my experience on Lamictal!! | F | 42 | 2 months | 11/9/2005 | 5 | Seizures | Headache, cognitive effect | I had uncontrollable seizures for one month after my first seizure. The doctor put me on dilantin in the hospital and that was the worst experience of my life. When I started taking Lamictal the seizures stopped. I have not had a seizure since (knock on wood). I do have headaches at times (never used to) and I do find it more difficult to find the right words to express myself and put together sentences. But Lamictal gave me back my independence and allows me to have a normal life, such as having a job, relationships, etc. I am extremely satisfied. | F | 30 | 19 months | 11/26/2005 | 5 | Bipolar II - mixed/rapid cycling | I had to go up very slowly on lamictal, and it produced feelings of euphoria for the first few months. I also had to deal with fainting spells for a few months, generally after I had not had a good nights sleep. As a side effect of lamictal, I have very mild acne, and am more likely to develop cysts. I had some problems with very vivid dreams, which went away once I decreased the dose from 175 to 100 sucessfully. The tremor which I developed when going on lithobid also subsided after decreasing the lamictal. | Lamictal has been part of a really functional coctail for me: Lamictal: 100 mg, Lithobid: 600 mg, Zonegran: 50 mg, and Concerta 36 mg for ADD/depression. I am emotionally stable, but I don't think I'm an emotional drone. It's help eased some of my anxiety; and I'm no longer labile like I used to be. It took a long time for my body to adjust to it, though. I'm actually surprised I stuck in there so long. | F | 17 | 2 years | 12/12/2005 | 5 | Epilepsy | None | This has been the best drug I have taken for my epilepsy. It doesnt control my absence seizures - I am on Zarontin (ethosuzimide) for those :) | F | 26 | 10 years | 1/15/2006 | 5 | Bipolar Depression | NONE!!! I am very lucky, I have absoloutly NO side effects | Nothing was working for me, I was so depressed yet anti-depressants were not helping and in fact at times made me worse e.g agitated, manic, anxious. I was very suicidal and it was difficult waiting for the slow titration upwards to a therapeutic level. I was hospitalised for safety and gradually over some weeks my mood improved and I now feel good. I was out of hospital for Christmas. I now take Lamictal 125mg in morning and 125mg in evening. I also take Lithium 1000mg, Tegretol 600mg and Seroquel 500mg. This combination is keeping me on the straight and narrow at last!!! | F | 28 | 3 months | 1/27/2006 | 5 | Bipolar I, Anxiety | Pretty much no side effects. I have had a decrease in my appetite and some vivid dreams but they were not scary. Have not seen a rash yet! | This medicine has already seemed to take effect and bring my anxiety down. I am starting to feel normal and I can drive in the car without my cell phone and feel all right. My irritability has already started to chill out and although I still have a lot of energy I feel more like myself. I love this medicine and glad that I finally made the decision to go see a psychiatrist. He knew within 15 minutes what I needed and he was right. I will keep taking this medicine! | F | 23 | 3 days | 3/4/2006 | 5 | BIPOLAR/ADD | Thankfully None!!! | After being on SSRI's for a few years from a family doctor, it was becoming quite obvious that I was having severe mood shifts. After the worst depression that went on for a week, wanting to die I called a PDOC. She listened for almost an hour, I knew I was Bipolar, it runs in the family --- she felt Lamictal would help. Been on it 20 days and I feel great. Went from a crazy mania into a unknown foreign well balanced state. My husband is in shock I think about this (in a good way of course!!). At 50mgs so far, she wants me to reach 200mgs to level off. The 'cocktail' I am on is Lamictal/Neurontin/Adderall XR. Am hopeful that this continues..for once I feel great!! | F | 33 | 20 days | 3/4/2006 | 5 | BiPolar | Memory loss, words sometimes come out wrong, misplace things, absent minded. | I will NEVER stop taking this medication. Have been depressed for 30 years and even when taking other medications still experienced major depressive episods and "rages" where I was irrational. Have not had either type of episode since taking Lamictal. Has truly been a miracle drug for me and I feel emotionally healthy for the first time in my life. Absent-mindedness I will learn to live with. I'll just get better at writing checklists. | F | 38 | 10 months | 5/5/2006 |