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 | Unipolar Depression | The first 2 days when I started it and also when I upped the dose I had a spaced out brain fog thing going on. After that Zero side effects | I have had been in a very dark place for the past 5 years with major depression. I was put on an SSRI Lexapro in the beginning of the depressive episode and had extreme agitation and high anxiety that would not go away. I could only take it for 3 months. Lamictal has so far been a life saver. After 3 days on 50mgs my depression started to lift. Its even better on 100mgs. The Dr still wants me to go up to 200mgs to avoid a relapse. I hope this lasts. | M | 55 | 3 weeks 100 1X day | 9/2/2010 | 5 | Bipolar I Disorder | NONE. (which I find amazing for a psychiatric medication). I do suffer from very mild acne (I use acanya, retin-a micro and rosula because I'm very obsessive about it) which I believe has been slightly anatagonized by lamictal. Granted, I already had acne. | This drug has helped me tremendously with bipolar disorder. I find it has helped especially as an antimanic. It has helped immensely with mixed states and rapid cycling. It has definitely had some antidepressant effects, although not enough to be an option for me as monotherapy. While it has been antisucidal, I was still very depressed on lamictal alone. I do believe that this drug has truly saved my life and that I would have most likely done something destructive enough that I would not be here today. | M | 20 | 3 years 300 mg 1X day | 8/1/2010 | 5 | BP 2,ultra radian cycling | Headache,suicide attempt during "doseclimb" | Stable,sane-family says it`s wonderful to get to know THIS version of me :) Relief,relief,relief ! | M | 45 | 360 days 300 1X day | 11/18/2010 | 5 | nocturnal tonic-clonic | none of signifigance experienced. | M | 56 | 5 years 137.5mg 2X day | 11/14/2010 | 5 | Memory loss and confusion. My super short term memory is gone. I forget everything I did about a minute ago. Pour a cup of coffee or even pick up something I forget it. I have learned to slow down to compensate. | I went off this drug briefly for an unrelated illness and it was hell. I was suicidal and crying all the time. I would never do it again alone. Its a big commitment but well worth it but effects are different for everyone. I am happy and productive for the first time in my life. Personally I would never go off it. | M | 41 | 8 months 200mg 1X day | 12/12/2010 | 5 | Bipolar Depression | None | Lamictal saved my life. Period! It took me 2 years to find something that would stabilize my moods. Lamictal did the trick. I take 200 mg twice daily and have been doing so for the last 2.5 years now. I did need something for a good night's sleep though. After 2 years, Zopiclone and Temazepam no longer worked. Now I'll be trying small doses of Seroquel at bedtime for a good night's sleep. | M | 42 | 2.5 years | 12/2/2005 | 5 | Partial Complex Seizures | I feel as though my memory has drastically decreased since I started taking Lamictal, but the two maaaay be unrelated. | I lost about 60lbs in the few months after taking the drug, although it was likely more related to an unrelated period of depression... Still, I cant argue with the results. As long as I keep sleeping I havent had any sorta problems :) | M | 20 | 4 years | 1/17/2006 | 5 | Bi-polar | Frequent urination and urinary urgency. | M | 35 | 8 months | 5/2/2006 | 5 | BIPOLAR II | not at all | LAMICTAL WORKS WELL FOR ME. I CAN NOT BELIEVE ITs EFFECT. I WAS SEARCHING FOR TREATMENT FROM 30 YEARS AGO AND FINALLY FIND IT??? YES MY MISSED REMEDY WAS LAMICTAL. I AM NOW 51 Y/O MAN AND THINKING WITH SAD " Why not from early childhood?" MY PERSONALITY CHANGED. VERY GOOD. VERY INTERESTING. THANKS GOD. now I wish to visit the personel of the MANUFACTURING FACTORY OF LAMICTAL TO KISS THEIR HANDS. Im GLAD FINDING LAMICTAL. AND I AM SURE I LIVE IN COMING YEARS. BUT WHAT WAS LIFE IN 51 YEARS WENT WITHOUT HAPPINESS???? | M | 51 | | 9/11/2005 | 5 | Depression | None | I have been depressed almost all my life. I finally admitted it to myself and that it wasn't normal (you'd think I could have figured that out before now - I'm 46, but there you are). The only way I can describe it is being like a "walking wound" and having a "glass is half empty" attitude. I'd been on Zoloft and was still on Wellbutrin when I started this (and still am) but they didn't seem to do a lot. Wellbutrin helped some with energy but that was it. I talked to my therapist and he said he thought I might be bipolar. I am NOT manic in that I don't have "highs" only constant low and then periods of DEEP lows. He explained that there is a type of bipolar like that, but I had no idea. Frankly, I don't care what I am labeled. Anyway, I went to a psychiatrist to be eval'd for a med and she put me on Lamictal. It has been wonderful! I am not "happy" per se but I also am not stuck with that "walking wound" feeling. I can handl | M | 46 | 30 days | 6/23/2006 | 5 | BIPOLAR 2 | NONE | WONDERFULL.......SO To all who diagnosed bipolar 2 in all over the WORLD: I rimind this great statement of Shekspire " HE WHO HEZITATE IS LOST." FOR ME only ' NEW BORN AT 51 Y/O ' AMAZING. LAMICTAL SURPRISED ME. | M | 51 | 20 days | 9/1/2005 | 5 | Bipolar II Disorder | Some bad, vivid dreams, but nothing I can't deal with compared to the awesome effect it has had for my mental health. | I have been mentally ill for as long as I can remember. My family doctor diagnosed me with depression. For several years, I was on every single kind of typical anti-depressant that is made. I was severly debilitated because of this illness. I then decided it was time to go to a psychiatrist. My psychiatrist just thought that I was depressed and continued my 300 mg of Effexor that my family doctor had lastly prescribed. Effexor is a horribly evil drug and I recommend that no one take it. Anyways I realized that this psychiatrist was useless and I decided to go to psychologist and get some psychological testing. This psychologist was kind of ignorant and didn't do the right testing on me. So his conclusion was guess what "major depression". He recommended that I go see this new psychiatrist and within about 5 minutes this amazing psychatrist determined that I had bipolar II disorder and put me on Lamictal 400 mg a day. I have been %100000 better since getting my dose | M | 28 | 6 months | 9/14/2006 | 5 | Bipolar | Memory loss, shaking in the hands,tiredness, personality change-much more mellow and lack of overrall interest in anything. | Completely took away the highs and lows, especially anger, but stress can still set me off but no where near the anger levels | M | 55 | 1 years | 1/18/2006 | 5 | Epilepsy | Headache, rash in the neck area, night sweating, absent feeling at times, sometimes waking up many times after falling asleep, difficulties with learning and concentration, muscle weakness & numbness, tiredness. | In overall a great and effective drug compared to previous "old school" drugs. Side effects are a bit annoying but I don't know if lamictal or valproate causes them. Daily dosage: Lamictal 200 mg + Valproate 800 mg. | M | 35 | 7 years | 1/19/2006 | 5 | seizures grand mall and petit mall | Minor confusion if miss a dose and tiredness if miss a dose. Minor short term memory loss but maybe I am just absent minded. | Found it works best taken every 12 hours. I take 50mg in morning and 25mg at nite. Has worked great for years with no seizures. Use to have violent seizures that discloated shoulders and etc. Curious if too many patients do not take too high a dosage which may cause their side effects as doc insisted I take 100 to 200mg twice a day but due to cost of med I chose the lower dosage of 50mg/25mg and it has always worked. I weigh 170 lbs. Have tried numerous other meds and nothing else worked. | M | 52 | 5 days | 10/23/2005 | 5 | seizures grand mall and petit mall | See the rating I just put in, I put the wrong time used down, 5 years, not 5 days. | M | 52 | 5 years | 10/23/2005 | 5 | Major Depressive Disorder/Psychosis | Black dots and itching skin and crawling sentations from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed. Almosts like tactile hallucinations. They can be distracting. I have to pee more and I get dehydrated faster.But other than that i hope all goes well and no more side effects pop up! :) | I love lamictal it took 4 weeks to kick in on 25mg and just got amazing on 50mg. Psych doc said why not up it so u feel even better? I waz skeptical but its amazing on 100mg. Stables my mood swings and depression. I'm aggitated less and my suicidal thoughts gone and my irrational thought to hurt others and myself are gone. My paranoia is not and of course not my voices but its not an anti psychotic so yaa. My family is happy and I'm doin great in school. | M | 18 | 6 weeks 100mg 1X day | 1/24/2013 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | Headache, Nasty morning nausea, Mild hypomania, Mild body rash/hives once after double dose. Lamictal and Seroquel XR have saved my life!! Be patient though one must slowly titrate dosage upwards to avoid rash but not all rashes require discontinuation as in my case. Side effects diissipate slowly as body adjusts. Don't obsess over negative reviews. Try it for yourself. And if possible stay away from generic (Lamotrigne) as there is a difference. Lamictal keeps me happy,happy,happy and Seroquel XR keeps me calm and helps me sleep. Life is good again. :-) | M | 47 | 1 years 225 | 5/26/2013 | 5 | BP2 - Rapid cycling | Headache during titration - joint pain - initially somewhat emotional flattened. | Now , it`s a lifesaver. I hung in there during sideeffects - sideeffects gone - all is well - everybodys happy. Give yourself time , it may be the one drug you will need on a daily basis. | M | 47 | 700 days 400 mg. 1X day | 5/20/2012 | 5 | Bipolar 1 PTSD | M | 48 | 150 1X day | 3/9/2012 Patient History |