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 1 | none | I tried every med out there but with no success always depressed and tired then one time i cried and i cried a lot i couldn't believe the suffering i was having i felt so alone, then i swore to myself that i won't give up, i went to my dr and told him to chagne all the meds i was taking (Abilify,Tegretol,Zoloft) because they made feel more miserable! i insisted badly so he put me on lamictal and risperdal i took them for 1 week and the results were : Woooooow finally! for all people dealing with bipolar please please don't lose hope you deserve the best in this life. i love u peace | M | 25 | 1 weeks 100Mg 1X day | 4/27/2017 | 5 | Bipolar | None. | A miracle product . It stabilized my severe bi polar mania and normalized my moods to a great extent Had I stayed with other drugs prescribed me I would not have survived | M | 67 | 0 days 450 | 6/7/2020 | 5 | Epilepsy/Seizures | None really, just a little trouble sleeping. | ( 1.) Epileptic since I was age 6 only Petite Mal seizures. Gran Mals now at age 34. ( 2.) 150mg of Lamotrigine in morning, 150mg at night. ( 3.) Tried 4 other medications (Keppra, Depakote, Topamax, Zonisamide.) – None worked. ( 4.) I see some people hate the drug and tell you not to take it. – This is incorrect. ( 5.) All who have not had success with other medications should give it a try if your Neurologist tells you to. If it does not work, keep trying others. ( 6.) I love it so far. I would have a Grand Mal seizures every week, now I have not had one for almost 2 months. ( 7.) Not a lot of time yet on this drug, but my Grand Mal seizures have never been this well controlled. (Zero so far.) | M | 35 | 2 months 150 2X day | 6/28/2019 | 5 | Bipolar 1, mixed type | I have not really experienced any side effects, when taking it by itself it may have given me trouble sleeping. | SSRIs make me extremely manic. Anti-typical antipsychotics give me akathisia. Lithium works well but, I get the full spectrum of side effects it offers. Lamictal is the only medication I can tolerate without major side effects. | M | 42 | 12 years 500 mg | 7/23/2019 | 5 | Bipolar II | Increased anxiety, vision focus slowed. | Really helped my irritability and mood, but I noticed that my vision was getting less sharp and it took me longer to change focus from near to far. I began to have a lot of trouble driving at night. | M | 39 | 1 years 100 | 5/14/2019 | 5 | Epilepsy | None. It started at as a supplementary drug until the FDA approved it for single use. | Lamictal has keet my seizures controlled for at least 20 years now. I was so happy to be able to stop Tegretol (which was awful for me) and go to this for singular use. | M | 52 | 22 years 200 2X day | 3/6/2019 | 5 | Child with severe anger/depression | Slight appetite loss | My son has an extensive medical history and symptoms of anger and reactivity so severe some doctors have told us he might be on the autism spectrum. We cycled through all the medications out there trying to help him. Finally we sought yet another opinion with a new neurologist who strongly recommended Lamictal. We started him on a low dose and worked all the way up to 200 mg. I went from having a kid who was beyond miserable and depressed to having a superstar class president. He’s now happy, loving, funny, cooperative and very social. I feel so sorry for other kids out there who are suffering the way he was and going untreated. I know medications are not the same for everyone but this one has worked a miracle for us. | M | 7 | 4 months 200 mg | 4/6/2018 | 5 | Mood swings | No negative side effects which I can attribute to this medication. | Lamictal works very well for me. I feel more controlled with pretty steady and good mood. No major ups and downs. | M | 71 | 7 years 150 1X day | 3/27/2018 | 4 | Bi-Polar ,Anxiety | Hot flashes, foggy and lack of concentration. | I really feel like this med is working well. It has kept my anxiety in check, however. Since I moved up to 200mg I have felt confusion and horrible hot flashes! So I'm going to titrate back down to 175mg and see if the hot flashes go away. I must also mention i tried out both XR and ir at 200mg and still got hot flashes. | M | 25 | 2 months 200mg | 9/7/2016 | 4 | Unipolar depression | A bit of insomnia. A bit of fatigue at the beginning of my treatment. | It worked better than any SSRIs for me. I felt the effect right in the moment of my first dose. | M | 54 | 1.5 years 50 mg 1X day | 2/17/2021 | 4 | Seizures | Everything listed above that everyone else is talking about I thought a lot of it was from my traumatic brain injury which it is probably but the memory loss is severe the long-term but the short-term seems worse weird crazy crazy nightmares and dreams dizziness headaches I'm not losing my hair like other people are but let's see I just can't remember everything well my teeth are starting to go really bad that's actually why I Googled it and found this site I wanted to see what other people were talking about their teeth and my Visions bad cuz I only have one eye after the traumatic brain injury but my good I also is gets fuzzy it's kind of messing with my vision but anyway I appreciate everyone else's input makes me feel better that I'm not alone | I almost want to stop taking this medicine to see if the side effects go away cuz I can't gain weight neither | M | 55 | 0 years 200 mg a d 1X day | 9/29/2020 | 4 | Bi Polar 2 | Nausea. Slight vomiting just once. Headaches. Trebling fingers. Thought blocking. Slight increase in suicidal thoughts. Reduced cognitive ability. Cry easily. Slightly manic. "too happy". Fatigue. | I have bi polar2 with anxiety. Lamictal at just 25mg cut my anxiety by 90%. Eliminated my social phobia. Reduced panic attacks by 90%. No rashes. I feel calm and wonderful, like on a relaxing beach. Im actually suppose to titrate up to 200mg. But i feel cured now. So ill discuss with my doc to stay at a low dose. Im also starting to lose weight too! So for me its a wonder drug. Im not taking any other meds. Lamictal (generic) also destroyed my depression. Im using the drug to get me out of the hole and give me strength to fix my life. I plan to get off it once my life gets fixed up a bit. My BP2 pretty much ruined my life this far so lots of work to do to clean up the messes I got myself into when manic and depressed. Feel free to email me if you have any questions about the drug or anything else. | M | 40 | 21 days 25mg 1X day | 4/20/2014 | 4 | bipolar 2 | Makes me kind of stupid sometimes, stuttering, forgetful. Inability to get up in the morning. Luckily I work for myself so not an issue. | This medicine changed my life. Before I was completely obsessive and could stay awake for days, then would go into a state where I couldn't move for days. always had a sense of anxiety and foreboding. After years on 100mg I am generally used to the side effects, some days I feel none. My excersie regimen helps (I am an avid distance runner) with the lethargy. I can function and I would say that it makes me a more effective person. If I forgert to take it boy you feel it. Makes me feel like I am made of rubber. | M | 40 | 5 years | 12/17/2009 | 4 | Bipolar II | slight difficulty with word loss or inability to find correct word - but not anything really bad. | This medicine has a strong effect on making feeling and thoughts related to depression - go away - almost totally. I also take Prozac 40 mg 1x /day | M | 45 | 2 weeks | 12/26/2009 | 4 | resistant depression | short memory impairment, blocking of thoughts, headache. | it is a wonderful mood stabilizer with antidepressant propetries. i've some memory loss at relatively high dosage ( 50 mg ), but it get slow my mind and helped a lot with OCD. it incereased my joy for life and sexual interest because of less intrusive thoughts. i'm on 25 mg a day in combination with original Prozac, 40 mg a day. | M | 23 | 2 months | 12/6/2009 | 4 | anxiety, depression | The following side effects were experienced when starting the medication. They went away as I adjusted to the medication: Blurred Vision, Itching, slight water retention, tired feeling just after taking med. | After living with anxiety for several years, I developed a bad case of depression last year. I tried just about every SSRI and could not adjust. The initial side effects were impossible. I tried Zyprexa and it helped however it caused major weight gain (30 lbs) I was then placed on Lyrica and that worked except I developed a painful pimple type rash over a period of a month. Lyrica also caused weight gain. Even with daily cardio and healthy eating I still put on weight. I started Lamictal and I was able to adjust to the med very easy compared to all of the other meds. The worst side effects which went away as I tapered up was itching, blurred vision, tired feeling and slight water retention in face. I was concerened about the rash everyone talks about and was almost paranoid whenever I saw the slightest red bump or pimple. These went away quickly unlike the reaction from Lyrica which took months. My overall opinion is Lamictal is that if you stay with it for a month or so and put up with the temporary side effects, it will prove to be an excellent med. My severe depression has lifted and I am able to function after a year of hell trying just about every medication available. | M | 45 | 9 months | 12/14/2009 | 4 | Bipolar 2 disorder | No side effects so far. | I was diagnosed with Type 2 bipolar disorder in my late 40s. My weight is 190 lbs. Taking 200 mg lamotrigine with breakfast for about three weeks now. Experiencing little to no side effects. My dreams are more vivid and sometimes bizarre, but not nightmarish. Feeling pleased with this medicine. Also been taking Wellbutrin for the past year. Prior to my bipolar diagnosis I went through four SSRI antidepressants (Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, and Lexapro). Each of these meds pushed me into mania to varying degrees. While on SSRIs and manic, I created three unwanted pregnancies, got busted for drugs, developed a cigarette habit, quit several good jobs for petty reasons, became a heavy drinker, had short and failed relationships with women, spent money foolishly, and went bankrupt. Mine is one of the sad stories of people who went untreated/misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder and proceeded to cause a lot of hardship for myself and others. To this day I still feel shame for my failures, yet at the same time I berate myself less since understanding the cause of my past behavior. My cigarette habit went away after I switched from SSRIs to Wellbutrin. Now I feel healthier and grateful. No cravings whatsoever. I take 1 mg Ativan as needed; about every one to six days. I wish I received my bipolar diagnosis 20+ years ago as my life might be very different now. I still have many years left if all goes well, so better late than never. | M | 48 | 2 months 200 mg 1X day | 3/16/2015 | 4 | Bipolar ii with anxiety | The only side effect I've experienced was I broke out in hives after drinking about 8 beers, so it was definitely my fault and it went away after taking a few benadryl. | I'm on 300 mg of wellbutrin and 100mg of lamictal. So far the combo has really helped. I still have my ups and downs but I found combining these meds with cbt and meditation has been a really effective treatment plan. | M | 20 | 4 weeks 100mg | 2/10/2015 | 4 | bipolar disorder | unsure / put on 3 other medications at the same time | it's really bitter. | M | 24 | 2 years | 5/9/2009 | 4 | bipolar ll | vivid dreams, itching, surreal moments, trouble finding words, mild acne, interacts badly with alcohol. | I am starting this med again for the fourth time. Twice quit due to bad sores in my mouth and abdominal discomfort. It seems that I cannot take the normal theraputic dose so my pdoc said to take 25 to 50mgs as this is beneficial to some like myself. It has been very beneficial for quite a few months to stop suicidal thoughts, stabilize my moods and stop the severe depression. I'll keep going back to this one. I have taken it with 300mg. Wellbutrin for a number of months but will start this by itself this time and add other meds as needed. Been on all the anti depressants, etc, sometimes 4 or 5 meds over the past 30 years. Finally glad to know it was bipolar and needed a mood stabilizer. | M | 60 | 14 days | 4/13/2009 |