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 |
| 2 | mood stabilizer | severe, severe back pain, can not stand up due to pain. Headache and nausea if I don't eat. Eating makes me feel sick as well | As soon as I stopped the medication I felt better. | M | 17 | 2 days | 12/21/2008 | 2 | siezures | Like most people, I read the pharmacy information on Lamictal when I got on it, and then forgot about it. Two months later I developed mouth, dental, fever, lymph problems and more. Neither the dentist, nor oral surgeon could figure out why I had a solid two months of pain after a tooth extraction. I re-read the pharmacy information on Lamictal, and we figured it out. My Doctor pulled me off it immediately. | I take responsibility for not being up on the Lamictal information, but I blame the manufacturer that the dentist and oral surgeon did not identify the problem. Lamictal was listed by me on sign-in data sheets in both offices. Dental cost #585, and a pain even oxycotten could not stop. | M | 59 | 4 months | 12/17/2008 | 2 | simple partial seizures/epilepsy | hand tremors, occasional double vision,sexual disfunction, and of course I still have those seizures. | I have had seizures since the age of 15 and have been on almost every drug and drug study possible. I had left tempral lobe surgery twice with no luck and a vagal nerve stimuator, again with no luck. My doctor recently put me on lamictal and I have had an increase in tremors and started to notice erectile disfunction and my wife and I have finally figured out what the problem was. | M | 44 | 9 months | 12/29/2008 | 2 | BiPolar2 | Itchy - insomnia. Feeling of rage and I am more likely to tell someone off. Hostility. Feeling that people are staring at me...paranoid. lack of coordination. Muscle pain. Vertigo. | There were times I felt this was really helping me, and then I felt like it turned on me. I felt anger inside and an undercurrent of rage. I told people off and used the middle finger on the road quite a bit. I believe my motorcycle crash was directly related to my inability to judge my speed and braking - impaired feeling when driving. | M | 45 | 1 years | 12/30/2008 | 2 | depression | None unless recent sleeplessness is due to lamictal | At first, I felt a difference and felt less moody, but after taking lamical for three years, I feel it is ceasing to work, or did some time ago, much the way prozac quit on me years ago. I am still taking 300mg, by the way. I am frightened of anti-depressants after reading the posts regarding them, particularly effexor. I think probably I will have to live with frequent to occasional periods of depression for the rest of my life. How unlucky can you get. | M | 64 | 3 years | 3/30/2008 | 2 | bi-polar | you know I have been taking Lamictal for about four years. my doctor has me on 400mg a day. I have been ttold that is very high dose . I have spoke with my doctor about that and the side affects that have been happening ( dizziness memory problems, rash and such, practicaly all the side affects that are listed) now she has told me that I need more. and perscribed 50mg more. i take my prescribe medicine as directed always, well because i believe I am not a doctor and they should know better. my side affects have come back with a vengence. I decided to wean off the lamital ( which has help with my bi-polar disorder) and yo and behold the side affects have subsided and my memory is coming back and well my bi-polar is still under control. has anyone else been presribed this amount?? | M | 47 | 4 years | 3/29/2008 | 2 | BP Depression | Took this for about 13 mos. Weight gain - I gained weight for sure. Eye pain - so bad I couldn't stand it.. went to eye Dr and he said I had very dry eyes and gave me expensive drops to use. That didn't help though. I stopped taking Lamictal about 3 weeks ago and the eye problems have almost gone away. Alcohol - I know they say you shouldn't drink w/ Lamical (and many drugs) but I do occassionally. Lamical makes seems to double the effects of alcohol and not in a good way. You feel 'out of it' and like crap if you drink and the next day is just aweful.. waking with cold sweats and feeling like you're going to die. I'm not talking binge drinking either... just one or two drinks with dinner. | M | 34 | 13 months | 3/3/2008 | 2 | bipolar disorder | abnormal dreams every night - headache every day - high blood pressure - cuts down on the manic episodes, but does nothing for the depression - low energy - muscle fatigue | M | 62 | 3 months | 3/17/2008 | 2 | Bi Polar II | The biggest one is the memory loss and retention. This is a very difficult one for me. Cannot articulate, express myself. Loose track of tasks. In a fog all the time, someone could be talking to me and I cant retain what they've said. I'm so forgetful now it's scary. I'd loose my head if not attached to my body. Other is weight gain. I work out everyday, eat right and cannot loose one pound, very unusual for me. Dry mouth, aches, fatigue, sleep all the time, cannot get motivated. I have to drink 8 cups of coffee to even be able to concentrate slightly. | M | 41 | 1 days | 2/21/2008 | 2 | misdiagnosed bipolar disorder | little dry mouth only | For a year I took this medication for a condition that I didn't even have. It totally flattened me out, made emotionless and careless. It also turned me into a selfish, arrogant person and almost destroyed my marriage. It might be a good medication though if you're truly bipolar. | M | 31 | 1 years | 12/3/2007 | 2 | Bi polar / Depression | Extreme paronia and anxiety, I felt like I was being stared constantly, increased emotional sensitivity, more severe mood swings, rage. | I took this drug for mood swings, 25mg for 2 weeks, 50mg for 1 week; for the past year now I have had severe depression along with mood swings. All lamictal seemed to do is amplify all of my symptoms, my brain fog seemed to get worse, the only benefit I had was an increased energy level, but it didn't help b/c I ended up feeling so manic. It worked for a few days then the positive benefits seemed to fade away. | M | 18 | 21 days | 12/15/2007 | 2 | Chronic migraine prevention | No significant side effects other than vivid dreams and drowsiness. Had an unsual episode of sleep walking, but no one else reports that as a side effect, so maybe it was something else. | Seems to have no benefit for migraine prevention for frequency or intensity. Seems to have no benefit at 200mg/day. | M | 46 | 4 weeks | 1/2/2008 | 2 | bipolar II | hand tremors, anxiety | didn't work nearly as well for me as depakote or tegretol | M | 38 | 1 years | 2/9/2005 | 2 | Bipolar II | The increase of 50mg to 100mg left me with more SE's. Nausea, Equalibrium(Balance) problems, dizziness, slight short term memory problems, difficulty reading. What isn't mentioned Sexual Dysfunction | I am not quite sure if the side-effects will go away over time, or should I drop the medicine yet. The Sexual Side effects is hardly mentioned on the internet AND it isn't mentioned by the drug guide, pharmacist(Walgreens), or the drug company. I also had sexual dysfunction with Depakote which doesn't isn't mentioned in the drug guide as well. It happened as well, when I raised the dose from 500mg to 1000mg of Depakote so I'm not surprised. I am disappointed because Lamictal was to have no sexual side effects compared to SSRI's. I; however, had sexual side effects immediate following the increase of Lamictal from 50mg to 100mg. Will they go away? Probably not. It's been 8 days, but usually when I get side effects, they don't leave unfortunatelly. I might drop using Lamictal. My mood seems to be not as worried or serious, although I have the side effects I previously mentioned. I am glad that Lamictal has helped out many people. For myself sex is important. | M | 45 | 7 weeks | 2/22/2005 | 2 | Bi Polar (atypical/rapid cycling) | Clearer thoughts and reduced tremors. Increased anger and much more difficult time knowing I am having a manic episode. | M | 35 | 20 days | 8/29/2005 | 2 | bipolar | nervousness,memory loss,clumsiness,tired all of the time,hard to concentrate.I have major swelling in feet and hands,legs,am also taking lotrel bp,so swelling could be from one or combination of both.I take 300mg a day,sometimes i get so amped i feel like i'm going to go crazy,irritability. | I have been on prozac with no results,Topamax,zyprexa,am still on lexapro and wellbutrin with the lamictal as well. | M | 43 | 1 days | 3/26/2005 | 2 | depression anxiety may be bipolar? | I feel ill, nausea, digestive problems, sweating and sleeping too much. Worst side effects are feeling more depressed, increased nightmares, moody, can’t concentrate, negativity, increased anxiety and a lack or motivation. | Most of the threads I have read here and on other sites are more pro than con towards Lamictal. It is great for those who benefit from it. It’s been a month since on Lamictal and I seem to be feeling worse, but then again I have always been sensitive to any drug that my Psychiatrist has prescribed me in the past. My biggest gripe is that I cannot concentrate on work and my ambition is gone. Have had bad side effects on all SSRI’s (worse than Lamictal) and Seroquel…I’m not quite sure what Seroquel did for me? I am happy that most people benefit from Lamictal but I think I am going to stop treatment and move on to the next hopeful treatment? | M | 37 | 3 weeks | 4/17/2005 | 2 | depression | very large area of bruising appeared on my left side under my left hip: 10 in. long, and 4 in. wide!Also experienced body aches, and undesirable/vivid dreams. Have been switched to topamax . Was only on lamictal for about 4-5 weeks. | M | 62 | 45 days | 10/2/2006 | 2 | Chronic Severe Depression | Trouble spelling words correctly (typing - used to type 100 wpm - now more like 30), short and long term memory loss, melancholia, weepiness, pee constantly, difficulty sleeping, joint pains - particulary knees, fingers, and shoulders, muscle aches, itchiness in scalp, neck and shoulders, flatulence, bo, mood swings - hair trigger irritability in some instances, blurred vision -in episodes, itchy eyes, insomnia, not feeling rested, crash around 5 or 6 in the evening (take it in the mornings when I first get up). On the bright side, I felt great the first month on this drug, but as I started increasing the doses, I started feeling worse. | M | 43 | 5 months | 10/4/2006 | 2 | bipolar | difficulty sleeping, very much increased sweating and body odour. | I hate mood stabilisers | M | 22 | 1 weeks | 1/31/2005 |