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 | Bipolar II | While increasing dose: mental fog, tired, neck ache, headache, memory impairment. Now at 150mg for 1mo. and most side effects have subsided. | Much less mood fluctuation throughout the day. Allowed me to decrease Lithium from 1200 to 900mg w/out adverse effects. Things don't bother me or affect my mood as much as they used to. Feel much more emotionally stable. | F | 27 | 1 months | 11/6/2007 | 4 | bipolar 2 | short-term memory loss, weight loss, confusion, fatigue, acne, muscle aches, headaches. | Just starting my second time around with lamictal. I can't remember how it affected me the first time around except that I did feel better and was able to get through my days without feeling overwhelmed. I do remember experiencing a weird type of acne breakouts, not all over my face, mostly my chin and around my nose, big type of pimples, hard and under the skin, very irritating and didn't go away for months! Also, the memory loss; very frustrating. Would get lost in places I have been millions of times, lost car several times in parking lots, forgot appointments. Sleep patterns improved tremendously! As did moods overall. My cycle of hypermania improved as well, but I seemed to level off with my mood swings and depression over a period of the first month. Was up to 300 mg per day (am and pm doeses). But as we do, I felt better and quit my meds a few months ago. (Was taking Lamictal with Wellbutrin and Xanax). So I stopped taking meds because I was better, right? No. Afte | F | 42 | 8 months | 11/16/2007 | 4 | Bi-Polar Moderate Rapid Cycling | Lethargy, Trouble Concentrating, INSOMNIA and or trouble falling asleep, Headaches, Vivid Dreams--dark in nature, | The sleep deprevation is certainly contributing to my trouble concentrating. When I get a good nights sleep, I feel really good--take on the world feeling--and motivated to get things done. After taking at least 10 different SSRI and Tricyclic drugs, Lamictal was the first drug that made me feel completely different. I didn't even know if I was feeling better because the titration was long and produced subtle results in regard to diminshing depressive or bi-polar episodes. I did get the most common symptoms--dizzy, body felt like concrete, itchy, etc. but they mostly subsided once I reached 100mg/day. I AM feeling better although my emotions are just under the surface but I can get through the week without crying at commercials (so stupid!) or feeling withdrawn. Right now the insomnia is completely debilitating and if I don't solve this then I don't know what I am going to do. It is affecting my job and my life and I feel like crap all the time which is "depressing"! | F | 38 | 2 years | 4/22/2008 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | Headaches, tingling in hands and feet, minor memory loss. | I first wrote after six weeks when I was on 100mg. It has taken a few adjustments, but I've been at 250 for a week now and it's finally working. I'm less impulsive, less promiscuous, less moody, and I haven't had a drink since my last dosage increase. I had a few headaches and creepy tingling feelings when I started at 250, but they've since gone away. I'm glad something finally worked. | F | 19 | 3 months | 5/9/2008 | 4 | Depression/Severe Anxiety | Initially: Dry Mouth, Nausea, Loss of appetite, tremors, insomnia Long term: Memory loss/word confusion, WEIRD dreams...every night. | Lamictal has been extremely helpful in treating my anxiety and depression. I'm on a pretty high dose (350mg) because I kept developing a tolerance for the amount I was on. But the worst part about this medicine is that it gives me that "foggy" feeling...like my memeory isn't wired correctly. Sometimes I can't find words I want to use. It's such a weird feeling. I also have incredibly scary dreams. I dislike sleeping now. I'm still an insomniac. Doctor wanted to prescribe seroquil to help with the insomnia, but it made me too hungry. | F | 18 | 2 years | 4/3/2008 | 4 | bipolar | a few headaches.. some outbursts of rage. other than that its working great!!!i am taking it with risperdol clonazepam and ambien at night all together im about 80 % better | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 3/31/2008 | 4 | Epilepsy | Weird vivid dreams, hullacinations of black bug like dots (only 3 times), mood swings, slower thinking and talking, feel hot more than usual, dizzyness,nausa and short term forgetfulness and I get tired easly. | The first two to three months I had terrible side effects, its a good thing I coundn't drive because Im sure I would have caused an accident! The hullacinations were the scariest part of getting used to the medication but for the most part the only side effects I still have are dizzyness, and slower thinking. Im still tired more than I was before I started the medication. This medication has controlled my seizures but I I forget my medication once or twice I have more seziures that I did before I started Lamictal. I dont like the side effects but they are better than having seizures. The only thing I worry about is taking this while Im pregnant. Is ther any one who has taken Lamictal while pregnant? I would like some feedback if possible. Thanks. | F | 23 | 1 years | 3/31/2008 | 4 | Possible Bipolar | Headaches at the beginning, crazy dreams for a while, then extreme irritability. Oddly enough, the side effects went away when I upped my dosage. Only lingering problem remains the insomnia, but who knows where that derives from. | For the first time in a very long time, I'm not depressed or bouncing off the walls. I'm in a very good place right now. The insomnia is pretty crazy -- I haven't needed sleep in days, and the only times I did sleep were with heavy doses of Seroquel (which I hate with a burning passion, so I don't take them as much as I prolly should). Thus far, though, it hasn't become problematic. | F | 19 | 6 weeks | 3/31/2008 | 4 | Mood stabilizer | dumbing down | I have felt almost "normal" emotionally for the first time I can remember. I didn't think about the side effects until reading them from others, and then I have made the connection between the length of time I've been on Lamictal and my changes. I definitely noticed my recall is fading, loss of labido (which may not be hurting me)and now I am researching to see if this is causing a weight gain. This is perhaps my biggest fear. | F | 35 | 2 days | 3/18/2008 | 4 | absence seizures | extreme moodiness at higher levels, had to go back to only 100mg twice daily | My new neurologist and oddly the only doc to mention this told me that lamictal as well as other anti-seizure meds cause folic acid deficiency. Didn't know this. She wants to check my levels every six months. When I decide to have kids she wants to put me on prescrip strength folic acid. So be aware of vitamin and mineral deficiencies w/your meds!! | F | 33 | 3 years | 3/23/2008 | 4 | bi-polar | Flu feeling any time there's a change in the dose. | If you're in any dose start, increase etc..... don't give up too soon it does get better for most the headache, flu, foggy head etc have taken a while to adjust at every dose change but eventually disapate | F | 41 | 2.5 years | 3/27/2008 | 4 | seizure disorder | Initially, insomnia. Went away after a while. | This drug saved me. Prior to it my neuro was treating me with ZONEGRAN which talk about feeling stupid? Holy Moly, I was a drooling, mumbling dummy on the stuff. Also, caused anorexia, lost 10# in 4 weeks. We tried Dilantin but I was allergic, so my MD started Lamictal incrementally increasing it while decreasing the ZON I was at my current dose of 500mg daily. My seizures are well controlled and the drug has minimal side effects. | F | 41 | 2 years | 3/29/2008 | 4 | Epilepsy | Hair loss, trouble finding words, confusion or difficulty with short term memory, redish rash on face, not really noticable unless you are looking close up, increased insomnia. On the positive it has helped me with my mood swings and my menstrual cramps | About | F | 40 | 5 years | 2/10/2008 | 4 | Bipolar | Some fatigue | At first, it made me pretty tired. I'd sleep around 10-12 hours a night opposed to my usual 8. I got off Abilify before I got on it and I felt a lot better on Lamictal. Now I am back to sleeping less than 10 hours a night. Lamictal helped regulate my mania and emotional outbursts. An example would be that I would cry easily when people would debate with me and disagreed with me. After taking Lamictal, I was able to have heated conversations with sensitive topics without becoming upset. I was more logical and composed. I had to keep increasing my dosage though, because each month I'd become more tolerating of the drug. | F | 22 | 10 months | 2/23/2008 | 4 | epilepsy | nausea, dizziness, wonky vision, still shaky someimtes, headaches, and pretty serious hair loss. My main worry is tooth decay/bone loss. Is anyone else having tooth issues? | About tooth loss; I had 5 more pulled today, with 4 more going in a month. The bone material around my teeth is disintegrating, making my teeth crumble, get infected, and break off. It could be from the Lyrica, but I don't know for sure. aside from this issue, I love it. I only have large seizures 3 or 4 times a year now. Kinda sucks that I'm conscious for them now, but the frequency and severity levels have really dropped. | F | 36 | 4 years | 3/4/2008 | 4 | Bi-Polar | short-term memory loss, vivid/weird dreams, very unusual sleeping patterns (sleep all day then some days can operate on few hours of sleep), dizziness, light-headedeness, wooziness, and faint | It's so very strange. . .I've been on Lamictal for about 3 years and for whatever reason I'm starting to experience an increased amount of side effects. I don'tknow if the dosage is now too high or what. I am now at 400 mg a day. Once I began the Lamictal I started to have the weird dreams, headaches, profuse sweating (which I still get occasionally), and odd sleeping patterns. But now I've had an increase of dizziness, feeling woozy, memory loss and sometimes confusion, and depression. When I began taking my Lamictal back in 2006 with Lexapro, I lost 15lbs. I've remained pretty steady without any weight gain. But I have a very significant craving for sweets which is not good in my case because diabetes runs very prevelant on my father's side. If anyone can relate to what I've been experienceing with the increased side effects, please leave a comment as to your opinion. I would be very grateful! | F | 27 | 3 years | 2/21/2008 | 4 | bi polar and anger issues | i dont remember i stopped tAKING IT BECAUSE I CAN CONTROL MYSELF NOW | F | 23 | 2 years | 1/20/2008 | 4 | BP2 | Night sweats, mood rages, insomnia (even with Ambien), moody and can cry at a moment's notice with no warning - sappy commercials on TV even get to me! | Lamictal, in combination with counseling/therapy, has helped tremendously. Although I'm sensitive in regards to crying easily and being emotionally raw, I'm doing well. No real side effects that I can pinpoint except those mentioned beforehand. | F | 38 | 3 months | 2/18/2008 | 4 | BiPolar | I have had no side effects since I started taking it,at least not until now. I have been taking it for 2 years and now I am having surgery to remove enlatged lymph nodes. I just happened to stumble upon today that Lamictal can cause enlarged lymph nodes. | I thought I didn't have any side effects from this medicine until i saw the lymph node stuff today, I am not sure if that is what is causing it or not, but I guess I will have to find out. After reading thorugh the posts on here today for Lamictal I do have some of the other systems people have posted such as being agitated. I am angry all the time and biting peoples heads off for no reason. I think I am going to switch to something else | F | 32 | 2 years | 3/13/2008 | 4 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Memory loss, poor concentration, headaches, weight loss, hand tremor, dry mouth, dizziness, blurred vision. | Memory loss and difficulty concentrating have worsened over time. I frequently have moments when I "go blank." It takes me longer to recall information and form complete thoughts. I have difficulty concentrating and comprehending information. This was NEVER a problem for me before I began taking Lamictal, 5 years ago. However, it has had such a positive effect on my mood that I am reluctant to stop taking it. | F | 25 | 5 years | 3/2/2008 |