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 | bpd, depression | Only 2 side effects; stiff legs, vivid dreams. | Tried many anti depressants, anti psychotic, and anti manic meds for bpd with depression. lamictal seems to be keeping my mood steady, without any bad side effects.So far, very impressed. Gonna try 5htp with it for a serotonon boost, will post again in 2 weeks. | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 5/21/2005 | 4 | Bipolar/depression | Night sweats; sleep disturbance | Seems to reduce depression; the side effects are relatively minor as long as you don't see a rash; it takes a long time to increase to the effective dose (about 200 mg) because you are supposed to watch out for the rash. | M | 33 | 2 months | 5/27/2005 | 4 | Bipolar I | I have been taking Lamictal now for about 3 months. I can barely keep my eyes open and everyone says I looked "stoned" all the time. I did not have this problem before! If anyone else is experiencing this, I would love to hear from you. I have even been to a neurologist and they haven't found anything wrong that would explain the eye problems. Its really embarassing and making it difficult for me to work. | M | 31 | 3 months | 5/21/2007 | 4 | seizures | I get anxiety and blurred vision however, I believe some of what may be caused by other medications. | It has shut off the seizures without serious side effects and that is what is most important. | M | 28 | 2 years | 8/12/2007 | 4 | depression | bored, no highs or lows | sexual si8de effects? | M | 34 | 6 months | 5/24/2007 | 4 | Mood Stabilizer | Weight gain, loss of sex drive, dry mouth, hard to concentrate | It is a great medicine if you need it. It is a hard and dangerous drug to get off of. If you get off of it too fast you can have seizures even if you don't have epilepsy. It can be expensive if you do not have health insurance. If you experience rashes contact your doctor immediatly. All around, it can really help you but the side effects are the horrible part. | M | 19 | 3 years | 11/3/2008 | 4 | Bipolar Borderline Personality | In the beginning at 75 to 100 mg major headaches but they subsided. hair loss. I did not feel effects until 200 mg and it takes a long time to get to that point since you have to go slow. No rash but you have to again go SLOW... It is a wonder drug for you if you can tolerate it. | M | 32 | 60 days | 10/30/2007 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | When upping the dosage I had a headache for less than a week each time which went away. I notice fatigue but this could be caused by any number of things and I can not say it directly correllates to the Lamictal. Memory worsened. Unfortunately I do feel as if it simply dulls me down, which I suppose is the idea. Less lows=less highs. | While I do feel somewhat dumbed down and think it has affected my memory, it is important to remind myself that feeling a little numbed is certainly preferable to wanting to die due to severe depression. You have to take the good with the bad. Overall, Lamictal probably saved my life. I've read a lot of negative feedback about it, and everyone is certainly different, but it has helped me regain a level of normality and to regain much more of myself than I had feeling depressed nearly every day for far too long. | M | 21 | 1 years | 7/26/2007 | 4 | Bipolar disorder | Vivid dreams, some episodes of waking up to eat..might be the AMBIEN CR. Possible vision problems, i notice my vision is getting worst and worst. Maybe because I am hitting the 43yr mark? :) Outlook on life good stable at work, no major episodes of mania or depression quit smoking a yr ago and I exercise at least 5 times a week, sometimes If i get manic thats when i ride my bicyle starting at 3 or 4 am and ride for 100 mile or more wich i also do starting at 6:00 or 7 now. If thats mania so be it I found a way to positively chennel it. | Improved sex life | M | 42 | 2 years | 7/22/2007 | 4 | seizure | loss of balance which has gotten worse after a year of useage/also some irritability | this drug seems to be doing its job and I can live with the side effects | M | 60 | 1 years | 8/7/2007 | 4 | depression | Over 125 Mg lots of intense dreams. I agree with the person who said take it in the morning only. It makes me stay awake so I would sleep less. The problem is that I would get fatigued from no sleep and I think I would have all the range of sleep depravation problems (confusion, anxieta, anger, depression etc.) simply from lack of sleep, even though my concentration and attitude was improved during times that I did sleep. I dropped to 125 from 150mgs and it seemed right for me. | One thing that is published that seems true is that lamictal seems to have a very narrow sweet spot for dosage. also lamictal seems to react with other drugs and can vary the effect of lamictal. Caffeine use is NOT good. Caffeine use may also cause the skin problems associated with lamictal. Dosing is sensitive, too much and you loose sleep too little and nothing happens. My only problem at first was that when I started up near the 100 mg level nothing really happened. I then started taking 150 mg and then I could not sleep. I felt great at first but I got so exhausted from no sleep. Finally I was taking a 100mg and a 25 mg for 125 total. I think it really was good. My concentration was better, I did feel better. I was more alert and I seemed to be making better decisions. I took it for about a year. I stopped taking it about 8 days ago and I have been very tired. Im going to see how I feel. | M | 50 | 13 months | 7/6/2007 | 4 | depression | M | | 5/15/2007 | 4 | mood issues | None | I have been on Lamictal for just a month. I started with 25 mg for 2 weeks, increased to 50 mg for 2 weeks and then went to 100 mg once a day about a week ago. The day after I went to 100 mg I noticed a major change in moods. I felt positive for the first time in quite a while. I will stay at 100 as long as I continue feeling this way. The dr said to increase to 100 mg twice a day if I start noticing decrease effectiveness. | M | 43 | 1 months | 6/24/2005 | 4 | Partial Complex Seizures | Acne in upper arms and back, excess salivation. | Great overall! I've been on Lamictal for over three years now. Partial complex seizures from skull fracture during the Gulf War have decreased dramatically with this medication. I am currently on three meds. Dilantin, Neurontin and lamictal. Since I was put on Lamictal and stopped smoking marijuana I have not had a seizure for six months now (if you like to get high STOP!.) I couldn't stay up late before without having several seizures back to back. My profession sometimes requires me to work long hours because of deadlines ext. (artist)I plan to continue on Lamictal and decrease the dosage of the other meds. Great medication overall. | M | 3 years | 6/26/2005 | 4 | epilepsy | Mostly short term memory loss and speaking problems. | Seems like a lot of people LOVE the medicine - I suppose they are comparing it to other stuff they were taking or the illness they suffer from. I hate the side affects and I'm scared I'm going to have to find another profession (currently software engineering)- but I see no alternative | M | 47 | 1 years | 10/8/2006 | 4 | Epilepsy (Complex Partial Seizures) | Double vision and dizziness at a dosage of 100 mg, qid (4 times daily). These side effects are now not taking place at a dosage of 50 mg, tid (3 times daily). | Lamictal is being taken along with Depakote. Depakote is being taken at a dosage of 500 mg. tid (3 times daily). Complex Partial Seizures have continued to take place from approximately 1 to 6 weeks. Most of the time only 1 seizure takes place each time. | M | 54 | 8 years | 12/17/2004 | 4 | Bipolar disorder, rapid cycling | Blurry vision | M | 43 | 6 months | 11/29/2004 | 4 | Bipolar I | forgetting words & general memnory degragation | Lamictal keeps me from going manic but does nothing for depression...I have to take 3 ADs for that side of things. | M | 2 years | 7/26/2006 | 4 | bipolar II | It definately makes a difference, but I think that it impairs my memory and makes me less sharp... Right now I'm working on some calc homework - I knew how to do this stuff in class, but I've forgotten all of it... | M | 17 | 6 months | 4/3/2007 | 4 | Bipolar I | dizziness, intense dreams, minor skin irritation | maybe it's a complete placebo effect, but this stuff works. the dreams trip me out a little, but it's reeled in my mania pretty well. | M | 22 | 5 months | 7/5/2006 |