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 |
| 4 | depression | I have noticed no pronounced side effects so far. I have a very swollen lymph node under my left ear. I wondered if that could be a side effect. It may just be an infection of some type. I have noticed a definant change in my mood overall. I am up to 75 mg. so far. I have tried just about every antideppresant out there. I have always hated the side effects but this seems to be working quite well thus far. I am pleased. My mood seems to have lifted considerably. I am laughing again and feeling like doing daily activities that I had to FORCE myself to do before taking the medication. | I wonder about the long-term effects of taking this medication? I had gained about 12 pounds before being on the medication. I have taken other meds that cause me to want to eat like a crazy monkey! I hope this is not the same. I cannot even think of gaining another 12 pounds. Anyone know about the appetite on this med.? | F | 38 | 3 weeks | 2/6/2007 | 4 | unipolar major depressive disorder | Headaches | I have been on Lamictal in conjunction with Abilify and Lexapro to combat my severe depression for over a year now. When I change the dosage of the Lamictal or forget to take it, I get headaches. Overall, it has really helped in conjunction with my other meds. I have been suffering from depression for 16 years now and have been on a variety of meds over the years. Most of them caused 'break-through' depression (even the lexapro when taken alone) and nothing is worse than still being depressed when you are on meds already--it makes you feel as if there is no hope. Lamictal has really helped to stabilize my severe depression without any 'break-throughs'. | F | 29 | 1 years | 10/1/2006 | 4 | Mood stabilizer | Massive Sinus congestion causes displacement of my bite and jaw pain, sometimes I feel like I'm going to drown in the massive amounts of congestion that drains. Increase Body Odor that even breaks through antiperspirant. Extraordinarily graphic nightmares controlled with imipramine. | I do feel like it stabilizes my moods without totally numbing my emotions but this sinus thing is driving me crazy! | F | 43 | 4 months | 4/17/2005 | 4 | bipolar II | Overall I feel great, WAY better than lithium which made me nauseous and gave me the most hideous taste in my mouth. I am having really heavy night sweats which is annoying but I can deal with it better than the yuck mouth. I'm on 100mg/day + cymbalta. | RASH - I'm worried about the rash, something is happening on one of my elbows and behind one knee, could someone who got the rash tell me what it looks and feels like? | F | 32 | 2 months | 3/29/2005 | 4 | seizure disorder | Increased sweating and possibly complexion problems (excessively dry skin on my face) although I am not completely sure that the two are directly related | I have been at 200mg twice a day for 4 weeks and I am finally weaned of the trileptal that I was taking previously. I can say that I have a lot more energy on Lamictal compared to Trileptal and I am extremely hopeful. | F | 31 | 30 days | 4/8/2005 | 4 | epilepsy (grand mal) | I experience some insomnia and seem to have slight memory problems and am slower to process things | Other than those side effects I really like Lamictal. I thas really cut down on the seizures that I have had. Its also made me less edgy and nervous. | F | 23 | 3 years | 4/14/2005 | 4 | BPD and Bipolar I | I did not experience any side effects. | I love this medicine. It has done wonders in improving my mood and making it more stable. I don't know what I would have done without this medication. | F | 24 | 6 months | 2/10/2005 | 4 | epilepsy | have some muscle aches but not enough to stop the med | very helpful. It would get a five but I am not at the dose yet where I am supposed to be, so the wait is still in the progress. I might add, it helps with mood as well. Have more energy. Feel like a human. | F | 50 | 2 weeks | 2/3/2008 | 4 | Bi-Polar Type 2 | When I was taking 100mg, I felt completely flat & apathetic and I couldn't concentrate. Now, taking only 50mg, I no longer feel flat, but my concentration is still lacking. | I'm taking Lamictal with 225mg of Effexor XR. Initially, I was wrongly diagnosed and taking only Effexor. Unfortunately, taking only Effexor made me manic for about 85% of the time. When my doc added the Lamictal, both the manic and depressive episodes decreased in frequency. | F | 28 | 4 months | 2/4/2008 | 4 | bipolar II | night sweats are the only side effect for me. Really this drug has been great. The first few weeks however I was very tired and became frustrated that my thoughts couldn't form words to come out of my mouth. Or I would say a completely different word than I was thinking. These odd things went away luckily. | I use this in conjunction to a little bit of lithium and a little bit of Zoloft. It really has helped me stay out of the lulls that zoloft couldn't do on its own. At first I thought 3 drugs was simply too much to take but it is a great combination for me. | F | 27 | 3 months | 1/20/2008 | 4 | BP | I am having pretty bad headaches pretty much everyday. It does seem to be helping my mood swings but has done nothing for my OCD or depression issues. It does seem pretty limited to the side effects, atleast for me. | F | 38 | 2 months | 1/6/2008 | 4 | Bi Polar II | I experienced facial break-outs when I first started taking this medicine, so I stopped taking it for about a month. I was disappointed that I had to quit taking it because it really helped my bi polar condition, so p-doc recommended I give it another try and started me out on a very lose dose (5 mg) and worked my way up to 100 mg slowly. This worked and I haven't had any break-outs. I had some weight gain (about 7 lbs.) in the beginning and an increase in appetite. I put myself on an exercise and healthy eating program and lost the extra weight, even though it was quite a struggle. It seems as though my hair is coarser than it was before taking this med and I noticed slight hair loss. | This med really improved my mood swings and I don't have the depression I once had. It's really been the only medicine that has helped my condition. I felt wonderful until p-doc recommended I go on Wellbutrin, which really messed up my mood, I was totally spacey and confused, so p-doc weaned my off of it. Not quite feeling the benefits of the Lamictal as I did prior to Wellbutrin, and it's been a good month or so. | F | 51 | 7 months | 12/19/2007 | 4 | rapid cycling bipolar | I have been taking 100mg of lamictal with 225mg of effexor. I added the lamictal 2years ago. Even though the dosage hasn't changed, over the last 6-9 months the side effects have become horrible. Daily I notice my memory getting worse. The ataxia is getting worse also, with tipping into things becoming common. I didn't realize how significant the hair loss had become, until I noticed it all growing back. I'm scared to stop the medication because it has been so effective at stopping the racing thoughts. However, I am becoming afraid to even drive. | F | 44 | 2 years | 12/28/2007 | 4 | Bipolar II | Flu like symptoms with dosage increases, each time though the side effects were shorter in duration. I'm on 200mg a day now and I think it's causing me severe muscle aches. I'm also sleeping less (4 hours a night) and having freaky dreams. | It allowed me to stop taking Prozac which I believe was keeping my emotions very blocked. My depression has taken a severe change for the better and I don't seem to be cycling as much. I feel a bit "stupid" at times, but I think I am just missing the fun of my mania moments. I am possibly losing my job though, but I'm very grateful for finally having a diagnosis and this medication. | F | 38 | 61 days | 12/30/2007 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | memory loss, clumsiness | I haven't ever connected Lamictal to my memory loss and clumsiness but after reading about it it may be connected -? my keys and cell phone and wallet must all be clipped together. I have Brookstone finder tags on keys/phone/wallet/remotes so if i lose them i can press a button and it beeps. My office thinks i'm nuts b/c every time i am at the front desk i leave something there and they have to call me. I am always dropping/spilling things. crashing into furniture/walls..Have become very messy/car/home/bathroom.. it's just awful.. lack of motivation. BUT! stable life.. depression gone..not manic...am trying to manage the clumsy/forgetful/messy aspects but it's hard. But, not depressed.. yeay. I take 200mg/day and .12 mg seroquel at nite. If i miss a dose by even 1 hour I am shaking and feel horrible. Cannot work if miss a dose.. feel so horrible..ran out once for 2 days.worst 2 days ever. | F | 37 | 3 years | 1/1/2008 | 4 | Bipolar II - DEPRESSION | No short-term side effects. Started on low dose and slowly upped to 200 mg/day. A few months in I began to have acne for the first time in my life. A year in I started to notice memory problems, and maybe it's unrelated but I began having breast tenderness each month along with irregular periods. 2 1/2 years into this and now I'm confused all the time, have memory and concentration problems, forget appts, names, where I put things, why I called someone, etc. Also I'm tired often lately. | Despite the acne and memory problems, this drug was great for the first 2 years. I have not been depressed and my moods have been quite stable. Only in the last six months has it become clear that it's truly the cause of my cognitive problems. I'm tired of feeling stupid all the time and am slowly tapering off this med. It's a tough decision because Lamictal really did help in a lot of ways, especially my family life. | F | 36 | 2.5 years | 12/5/2007 | 4 | seizures | after 8 months on lamictal I have lost 35 lbs. That's great except it won't stop! Getting scary...I've just started experiencing hair loss and vision disturbances. My mood is somewhat somber-I will definately tell you what I think as opposed to holding it all in. Experiencing problems with multi-tasking-not because of confusion but because I can't perform a task and think of something else without really concentrating. Definate problems with inversion of Numbers and letters. My hands always seem to be one key over to far! Every med for siezures has nasty side effects-just different. I'm concerned about the hair loss though. Most of the side effects listed by viewers are short term (vivid dreams in TECHNOCOLOR,dry mouth, etc. I'll see what happens. | F | 8 months | 12/13/2007 | 4 | "bi polar" | Overtime had to increase dose for any relief of depression - finally pulled the plug on the med at 5 years when my dose had reached 600 mg daily - the zombie was in control. | I took Lamictal for over 5 years. I even took lamictal 300mg daily through pregnancy and have a healthy 4 year old. | F | 35 | 5 years | 11/27/2007 | 4 | BiPolar II | I have had more bowel movements than is typical for me. I have been very hungry and tired as well. | So far the medication seems to be helping my moods. I still feel depressed at times, but I'm not feeling as down and I haven't had any anger outbursts in a while. | F | 48 | 7 weeks | 11/18/2007 | 4 | Bipolar 1 | I had been taking lamictal for several months when I noticed extreme difficulties focusing. Since driving is so important to me I stopped cold turkey. Within days a very heavy depression asaulted me. I tried 100 mg of it (I was taking 300mg) and within hours I was actually getting off the sofa.I did this on my own, without my MD, which I don't reccomend. I've been taking 100mg in am and 100mg in the evening. No vision problems. | F | 54 | 6 days | 11/5/2007 |