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 2, anxiety, panic attacks | A little dizzy at times | I just started taking lamictal along with my prozac 20mg. I have been on and off SSRI's for years for depression and anxiety and recently Dx bipolar 2. I am already feeling my depression lifting and my old self returning. I am hopeful that I continue to feel good on lamictal. So far I am extremely satisfied! I am very fearful of trying new medication but I am so glad I did!!! | F | 54 | 0 days 25 mg 1X day | 5/30/2021 | 5 | BPD | Hardly anything noticeable. | Helped bring me out of near psychosis when put on 400mg and kept my mood a lot more level. On 150mg now and feel like it has been positive and effective. | F | 33 | 2 years 150mg 1X day | 11/21/2022 | 5 | Bpd depression and anxiety | So far no side effects maybe feeling a bit tired..my mind is blank no more overthinking everything and negative thoughts. | F | 26 | 12 days 50 mg 1X day | 11/6/2022 | 5 | Mood disorder and anxiety | None besides slower word recall, short term memory issues, insomnia but all worth it | Miracle drug. Keeps your moods stable. Concentrate better. No weight gain. No night sweats. No depression or anxiety spells. | F | 38 | 10 years 50 mg 1X day | 4/19/2023 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | I've had anxiety disorder all my life, 3 major depressions and was finally diagnosed with BP2 after coming to pdoc in very hypomanic state. Started Lamictal, stayed at 200mg/day for 5 years, with NO side effects until now? I developed severe clogged pores out of the blue, with very oily skin and hair. | Idk for sure if Lamictal can cause acne after 5 years on it with no problems? I am shocked! My skin has gotten SO BAD now, after 5 years! No other issues, except sometimes feeling very stupid! Overall, I have been happy with it and I believe it has helped my mood stabilize, but if this horrible acne ends up being from the Lamictal, I'm off it! Just so weird to appear suddenly after 5 years on it!? | F | 66 | 5 years 100mg 2X day | 5/15/2022 | 5 | Bipolar 2, irritability, anxiety | None. | Eliminated my extreme irritability almost completely. It has brought me such relief. Life altering. | F | 51 | 2 years 200 1X day | 10/8/2021 | 5 | mood stabilizer, anti-convulsant | None really...at least not really noticeable. | I am taking a combination of: cymbalta (for depression), lamictal, as a mood stabilizer/anti-convulsant, and keppra, stictly for grand-mal seizures of the photosensitive-sort. I also have a mood-disorder, and think my depression is genetic. This is the best I've ever felt in my life thus far with all of my trials with several different med. combinations! I have tried about them all! Lamictal in regards to balancing out my mood has stopped my problem with psychosis. I feel better, and have happy days most of the time, but today seems to be lethargic, and not such a good day, but most of them are! I am very satisfied with my results...take 60mg of cymbalta per day, 150mg twice a day with lamictal, and take 500mg twice daily in regards to keppra. I no longer have rapid eye-blinks, and function without seizure activity in the sun. Maybe I'll be able to drive again. I want to see how I do in the sun during this spring/summer 2010. Cymbalta was the first drug to ever work for my depression. Keppra worked fairly well for my seizure-disorder, however I knew I needed more seizure control. Before lamictal my moods were rapidly cycling, or so it seemed, and I was very sleepy, unenergetic, and my memory was not as great as I remember it to be when I was a straight A student. Now, I finally feel healed of all my major health issues! I am very pleased, blessed, and grateful to all those that helped me get here. It took twenty years, or so of searching for answers, but final | F | 35 | 8 weeks | 1/21/2010 | 5 | Bipolar | I'm a little more forgetful, but not enough to be a big issue. | YAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!! I struggled with mood swings for 7 years before my doctor figured out it was probably bipolar, not depression. And then another couple years trying to find something that managed the mood swings without making me sleep constantly or driving me nuts with the side effects. This finally, finally really helps. I'm a little more forgetful, but I do okay, and it's totally worth it. I spent years struggling to keep my life from falling apart while feeling awful and waiting for the all-too-short periods when my moods were okay. And now "okay" is the norm. This makes such a difference. I take it with Wellbutrin, which also has no major side effects for me. | F | 24 | 9 months | 1/21/2010 | 5 | bipolar disorder | F | 36 | 1 months 100 | 4/30/2014 | 5 | seizures | I have been on Lamictal for 7 years without one problem. I have some trouble with memory, but I think that is from my kids. I have had some break through simple partial seizures, but this happened on everything I have tried and they are nuisence seizures that come with my period too. I suppose maybe I just got lucky to have no real side effects. | F | 40 | 7 years 400 | 10/13/2014 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder II | The first month was very rough. I had extreme headaches, muscle pain, depressive and anxious fits, and terrible short term memory problems, and mixing up words. It was difficult to remember anything long enough to hold a conversation. There was also what I considered to be emotional deadening. | I promise, if you hang in there long enough to get up to the theraputic dose, it will change your life. I had been living with undiagnosed Bipolar Disorder for twelve years. I have never felt more like myself. It's like I have a good day almost everyday. This isn't to say I don't have bad days or episodes but they are few and far inbetween. I highly recommend it. I managed to lose all of my baby weight and more. I don't sleep all the time or have fits of rage anymore. I am actually well enough to have a 30-35 hour work week, take care of my home and my family and go to school full time. There are hardly any emotional extremes anymore. However, I am still experiencing a little anxiety. | F | 24 | 4 months | 11/11/2009 | 5 | bipolar II | Clear skin and larger bra size. | I think this drug is amazing. I feel more myself then ever before. No more mood swings and dealing with anxiety is so much better. I take 200 mg a day (100mg in the morning and 100mg at night). I'm worried about what everyone else is reporting, but its been a blessing for me. | F | 25 | 7 months | 12/7/2009 | 5 | Bipolar | In the first month of taking this medication I experienced even more mood swings than before, which i never thought to be possible, and the swings were more severe. This went away after the first month/month and a half. I was at the doctor's office recently and they noted a 20lb weight gain in 2 years. My first year taking it I did not experience a great amount of weight gain, only about 5lbs. In the past year or so, I have experienced hair loss, and I still am now. When I first began taking Lamictal I was feeling more anxious and paranoid than I had been in the past, but like my other side effects, these side effects subsided. | I am very pleased with my results from taking Lamictal. I am taking 300mg a day-150 in the morning and 150 at night. I had suffered from bipolar from the age of about 12, but it was thought to be hormones. When I was diagnosed bipolar and began taking this medication at 15 years old, my life turned around. Grades started improving greatly, I got into a great college and program, my social life improved, my relationship with my family went back to the way it was, I stopped snapping at every little thing, etc. Before Lamictal, I would literally have 8-11 severe mood swings an hour. I was even at the point of attempting suicide three times and just hated life in general. After starting Lamictal, these swings have stopped. I am living a happy life which I am very grateful for. If I miss either my morning or night dose, I have these swings again, but they are not as severe or often (goes down to about 2-4 swings an hour). Lamictal is a life changer and I would recommend this drug to anyone in a heartbeat. You just have to make it past the first month or two and be willing to deal with the side effects, because other than that, this drug is amazing. | F | 18 | 3.5 years | 12/8/2009 | 5 | Mild Bipolar | Weight gain, light headedness, problems with word recall | I have been on 100 mg for 1 year. So far, so good. Make sure you gradually get up to your desired dose and keep your appointments! | F | 26 | 1 years | 12/11/2009 | 5 | severe bipolar disorder | bit of drowsiness the first few weeks or so but it went away. My psychiatrist told me to watch for rash and i didn't get one. | After the drowsiness went away, I found this medication to be extremely helpful. I really like the peaceful feeling it makes me feel. It's like a mellow, quiet feeling. Like all is well with the world. First medication that I have tried that has even come close to doing anything helpful after playing medication switcharoo for 9 years straight. When I forget to take though, oh boy do people around me notice. Snappiness all around. but when I am on it and it's working, it just works. Tip for other patients--take it with a bit of food. it starts working faster if you take it that way. | F | 23 | 14 months | 12/29/2009 | 5 | F | 20 | 4 years | 1/3/2010 | 5 | bi-polar & night sweats | night sweats | F | 60 | 3 months | 1/13/2010 | 5 | Anx./Dep./soft signs of Bipol.II | None I have noticed | Great medication for me!! My anxiety and depression are gone - took matter of days. I feel more energetic,hopeful,and calm - for the first time in years. :) | F | 50 | 4 weeks 50 mg/day | 1/8/2015 | 5 | bipolar | Increase in breast size went up a cup so no complaints with that. Mood is better I'm on 25mg four times a day equals 100mg. Dry mouth increase in urination. For once no racing thoughts love this med. | F | 29 | 1 months 100mg | 10/20/2014 | 5 | epilepsy | rash that got worse the longer i took it. | i really liked this medication. i was in a good mood, wanted to get out and do things because it took care of my focal seizures. felt my normal personality return...then got the rash that worsened the longer i took it. was diagnosed with an allergy to it and had to be weaned back off. | F | 49 | 1 months 10mg 2X day | 10/29/2014 |