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 |
| 3 | PTSD,bipolar mixed/w maj.dep.&axiet | A little drowsy, sometimes dizzy(not sure though, just uped my Topamx by another 100mg at the same time)some increased BMs, increased migraines(number and intensity), some increased sweating when I sleep(not a problem though). | I can't be sure yet if it's helping I have too many life situations that cause axiety attacks still. I also take Seroquel to help with bipolar, mood swings and insomnia. It works very well; it just makes me sleepy. I've been taking only 25mg at bedtime for 1 year and 25mg as needed for axiety attacks.I take Topamax for mood disorder and chronic dailey migraine; it just makes me sleepy at 100mg 2x a day. So far so good with the Lamictal at 25mg just 1x a day. I find if I just don't sit down when I get sleepy; if I keep moving I'm okay. Of course, the bonus is I'll lose some more weight. I Lost 20lbs when I started Topamax. Ya!!! No weight gain, no acne! | F | 28 | 15 days | 7/30/2005 | 3 | bipolar II | Horrible memory loss- i can't seem to find the "right" words and completely forget things like what time my child has soccer practice, or why i went to the store? bad hair loss as well. | the drug definitely made my moods a lot better, but in my job, i cannot afford to have memory loss. unfortunately, i need to come off and try something else. | F | 38 | 1 years | 10/24/2008 | 3 | Bi Polar Disorder | excessive salivation,increase body odor, nausea | Mood swings aren't as bad. Things don't bother me as much as they use to. No highs or lows just middle of the road.However, after a few weeks on 100mg I began to have side effects.I can't seem to tolerate the amount needed to effectively control my symptoms. The constant mouth watering is terrible and sometimes makes me nauseated. I have reduced the dosage and take it at night.Hopefully this will work. | F | 36 | 2 months | 6/13/2005 | 3 | depression and anxiety | anger and agitation. Imaginary verbal fights with people I have had negative experiences with. Short term memory loss. | F | 1 months | 10/11/2006 | 3 | depression/manic depression | Great as an antidepressant with a mood stabilizer Crappy med to be on alone -- Terrible headaches | Since my tendency to feel "down" caused me to switch from depakote to lithium, my new doc added a tiny bit of lamictal to the mix. This add was very, very successful until we learned i was pregnant, whereupon he insisted I immediately drop the 900mg lithium and keep on 100mg lamictal. When I called his assistant she told me the regular dose should be 200mg. When I went up to this I started getting manic. Going back to 100 I began getting terrible headaches. When I told my doctor he replied, "well you're PREGNANT!" as if I wasn't not getting headaches before I knew I was pregnant, but still was pregnant. I tried to suffer through them but they were intolerable. They ended when I went back on my precious lithium. Good-bye lamictal. | F | 26 | 4 months | 10/10/2006 | 3 | depression and anxiety | anger and agitation. Imagined verbal fights. | F | 1 months | 10/11/2006 | 3 | BPII | Great drug, except I developed the rash suddenly after 6 mos. so I had to stop the drug cold-turkey. (I've been depressed for 15 yrs. I'm taking effexor now.) Then I started losing my hair, SEVERELY. My doc and pharm rep friends all deny that this can happen. My hair has finally grown back after a year. The new growth (very obvious) is over my ears now. I tell people, "This isn't a hair style; this is a pharmaceutical drug side-effect!" | F | 37 | 6 months | 6/19/2006 | 3 | Bipolar | Very tired,blurred vision/double vision,My body/limbs feel very heavy so it made me panic which i already do anyways does anyone else feel this too?? | I only have been on it 1 day but I hope the tiredness and heavy limb feeling goes away cause I have to take care of my kids! | F | 22 | 1 days | 1/27/2007 | 3 | bipolar II | Worked GREAT on my moods . . . until the full body rash developed. Happend on day 13 of 25 mgs and got worse on day 14 when I went to 50 mgs. Rash starts out kind of like heat rash, then gets worse and spreads more than heat rash. Started out not itchy, but then got itchy, not bad, but still itchy. Some of the rash looks blotchy, but other parts just look like small red bumps. Only got it very slightly on face -- face and ears are more red, like serious blush, rather than a rash. Bummer, because it was working. | F | 35 | 14 days | 7/19/2006 | 3 | seizure disorder | I switched over from Depakote to lamictal 7 months ago. I was on depakote for 20 years and thought i should try a new medication with less side effects. However, once i started taking lamictal all weird symtoms started happening. I don't know if it's from the drug or something else that is wrong. First i started getting migraines,acne and panick attacks. (which i could handle) then a few months ago i started having problems when speaking. In the middle of a sentence I made this noise which is sudden and involuntary and no one else seems to notice except me. I am trying to explain the symtoms to my neurologist but she doesn't seem to understand. I feel like i am having a seizure in my mouth? I know it doesn't make sense but don't know how to describe it. | i have not had any seizures and take elavil 10 mg a day for prevention of migraines. Still have the acne after 7 months.(never had acne before) | F | 35 | 7 days | 10/7/2007 | 3 | depression/bipolar nos | extreme vertigo,dizziness and occasional nystagmus when increased dose from 25 to 50mg. Settled down somewhat after few days, still waiting to see though (only day 16 total). Sore&tickley throat. Cough. occasional blurred vision. Minimum side effects on 25mg, on 50mg much increased side effects but already settling after couple of days. | Only been taking this med for 16 days, 10 days 25mg, 6 days 50mg. Target is 200mg. Too soon to say its doing anything that couldn't be attributable to etiher placebo or natural cycle. | F | 29 | 16 days | 7/26/2006 | 3 | Bipolar Disorder | extreme short term memory loss (especially when upping the dosage), bouts of extreme fatigue | I was put on Lamictal after a suicide attempt/major depressive episode. The memory issues came about immediately, and got worse with each increase in dosage. After I was on 300mg a day, the fatigue got really bad and all I would want to do some days is sleep, even after a full night's sleep before. I am currently off of the Lamictal due to insurance problems, and I actually feel better at the moment unmedicated. Initially it did seem to help with the depressive end of my disorder, but the fatigue at higher doses made me feel more flat and depressed. I am going to speak to my psychiatrist at length about all of the side effects I have experienced with it and see if they can try me on something else. | F | 35 | 720 days | 1/4/2007 | 3 | Depression | Disturbing/Vivid Dreams, Night Sweats, and Incontinence. My does recently went up 50mg and my eyes are killing me. I had to buy eye drops, but they wear off quickly. I don't know if I can handle the dry eye. | I haven't seen any large change. I also take effexor xr and seroquel, so it's difficult sometimes to decide which side effect comes from what, but I'm sure of the link, especially with the dry eye. | F | 19 | 13 months | 1/9/2007 | 3 | Treatment resistent Depression/SAD | Two weeks on Lamictal taken at night; just increased to 50mg. In addition to 150mg of Wellbutrin, 20mg of Adderall. Side effects included drowsiness, restless sleep, waking multiple times at night, partial consciousness whereas I would return calls/text messages and not fully remember the next day, vivid dreams that cause me to wake, grogginess in the morning that takes quite some time to go away. | I'm hoping the side effects wear off. I have not felt any benefits of the medication, as it has only been two weeks. | F | 25 | 14 days | 10/6/2007 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | I have severe nausea at night but never actually vomit. It makes it very hard to sleep at night unfortunately. My first week I went through strong amounts of depression to the point where I was even sent home from work one day. | I am unsure as to why I was prescribed this so far. I personally never thought myself to be bipolar, only depressive and anxious, but my doctor suggested I try it for a month. It has slowed my anxiety down near to a complete stop which is relieving, but something still doesn't feel quite right. | F | 20 | 3 weeks | 4/17/2007 | 3 | Depression, OCD and Anxiety | None so far but my brests seem to be getting bigger! It's crazy and I can't figure it out. I seem to be a little calmer - I have noticed that. I also take Lexapro (10mg day) and BC pills. Lexapro causes low/no libodo and that is a problem. Trying Lamictal to see if I can get off of Lexapro. Anyone have any side effects like mine? | F | 33 | 3 weeks | 7/22/2008 | 3 | bi polar | blurred vision | F | 24 | 6 weeks | 1/31/2007 | 3 | bipolar 2 and FM | This is too add to my previous review. After 8 weeks on it I've realized that its really making me gain weight more than I think I can deal with 6-7 lbs in 6 weeks - That doesnt bode well for me for being on it long term. I have back problems and body pain which is inceased by weight gain, so I may go off it, although I am much more stable emotionally, crying a LOT less. Its a hard tradeoff and I havent decided yet. Also, I cant afford at all to replace my wardrobe! I still think its a very good drug, though for those who dont have too many side effects Please dont let my or others' weight gain put you off from trying it , since it might not have that affect on you. | F | 46 | 8 weeks | 4/4/2007 | 3 | Bipolar II | I have 1) rapid cycling bipolar and 2) Fibromyalgia as a result of two whiplash accidents within the last 5 years. Undesired side effects: Feeling flat, lower libido, weight gain after stopping Wellbutrin, memory and concentration problems (or is it fibro-fog?), tiredness to exhaustion, insomnia (4-5 hours per night is a good night). Hard to tell which is the cause or effect. Pleasant side effects: I don't cry as much and the mood swings have mellowed to a normal range. Though I feel I've lost the urge to be creative, I can still do my art and writing with discipline (rather than passion). | I tried to stop taking it (reducing it by 25 mg per month) but I didn't last two weeks before depression and death ideation was unbearable. | F | 53 | 2 years | 4/19/2007 | 3 | Bipolar II | I have suffered from depression my whole life and after countless attempts to find the right meds a new doctor informed me that he thought I had Bipolar II and should try Lamictal. I started slowly and worked my way up to 200 mg. I was warned about the rash but never about ACNE. I have never had acne and did not put two and two together when I started developing hard, red painful cyst-like bumps on my face that would not "pop" and would take weeks to go away. In December my dosage was gradually increased from 125 to 200. My face exploded. This medication made me feel better but the painful, ugly acne on my face made me upset and depressed. After going to the dermatologist, spending lots of money and being put on topical antibiotics and other meds, my acne continued. We could not solve the mystery! Finally, one day I typed in Lamictal and acne in google and VOILA! mystery solved. I took myself off this medication (I know it's not so smart) about a week and a half ago and the a | BEWARE OF PAINFUL CYSTIC ACNE!!!!! | F | 26 | 9 months | 3/15/2007 |