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 |
| 1 | Rapid Bipolar II | Hand tremors, twitching, rash, loss of balance, speech impairment, hair loss, can't sleep. Shakey writing, can't spell very well, typing is out the door. | M | 47 | 3 months | 10/18/2007 | 1 | seisures | I was in lawschool and decided to switch from Dilantin to Lamictal because my Doctor said that lamictal did not create the drowsiness associated with dilantin. The Doctor was dead wrong. I went off the medication after just 4 months because I was always sleepy and my brain ceased the ability to concentrate. I had to read the same sentence over and over again just to understand a single sentence, but under Dilantin, my reading comprehension was extremely high (I could read without re-reading sentences) as evidenced by my above average grades and high LSAT scores. My average dropped from a high B from previous semesters to a pathetic C-. Once a went back to Dilantin my cognitive function improved, and I went back to making B's (which in lawschool is pretty good). Also, Lamictal made me indifferent to the world around me, not good if your competitive. | This medication might make your brain slow down and cause you to be indifferent to anything that happens to you. Do not use this medication, especially if you think it will help your cognitive abilities and you are in a competitive academic field. | M | 4 months | 6/2/2005 | 1 | seisures | I had a seisure under this medication because unlike many other epilepsy drugs this drug cannot be monitored for drug levels. Instead, you find out whether you have the right dose by whether you have a seizure or not! My initial dose was too low, so I had a seizure. Also, this drug made me extremely sleepy and slowed my brain functions down considerably. | Slows down brain function, makes you tired, can't be monitored=BAD! | M | 5 months | 6/2/2005 | 1 | Seizures | Onset of new seizures, skin-crawling, vision problems, hyperactivity, nervousness, sleep problems, suspect hallucinations, new frontal lobe EEG abnormalities, rash, sores in mouth, mood changes, extreme clumsiness/off-balance | Made my son (and me) crazy -- turned my happy 2 year old into a whiney miserable ball of nervousness in 6 short weeks while trying to slowly increase dosage (never got anywhere near a theraputic level) -- son was grabbing for things in the air that did not exsist and was trying to climb through walls. New onset seizures since going on lamictal, and EEG abnormalities of the frontal lobe when all previous EEG's were normal. | M | 2 | 6 weeks | 6/8/2005 | 1 | seizures | destroyed my son's liver. He had to have a liver transplant. Caused him to be totally disabled | M | 18 | 8 weeks | 1/4/2005 | 1 | BP | rashes on and off. Irritability. Mood swings and and severe agitation. | Switched to this after 4 years onDepakote ER and I don't care what anyone says I think this drug is garbage. I never knew when I was going to break out into red rashes that would last a week or more. I never knew when I was going to be driving and start to feel angry for no reason. I never knew when I would all of a sudden become nervous and feel like I had to leave wherever I was and often I could not string cohesive sentences together verbally. I gave this drug a shot for a year and it just sucked. I've been back on Depakote and plan on staying. It's not perfect but I can count on it which gives me peace of mind and I don't break out or slur every other word. | M | 33 | 1 years | 12/11/2007 | 1 | Bipolar | Rashes (at any dose). It ended with me being on Medrol twice. Big time anxiety that would come out of nowhere for no reason. I took it for about 1 year and then said ENOUGH!! | The rashes were bad enough but I simply could NOT stand the anxiety/psychotic like states that were unpredictable. I went back to Depakote ER and that eliminates rashes and anxiety issues. Minor side effects from Depakote but every med has side effects. | M | 33 | 1 years | 9/26/2008 | 1 | my son took lamictal for bipolar | 25 mg dosage.. my son completely flipped out.. extreme and completely severe depression with uncontrolled screaming and crying jags..non stop for four hours....complete personality change .. he wasn't making any sense and there was no reasoning or consoling him. his throat felt as if it was closing up..wow..i would never give this to him again.. he has been taking trileptal for well over a year and doing well on that drug ( other than hives when his dosage goes to high) adderall is also helping | for my son, this is not a good drug.. we never expected such a harsh reaction to the drug.. i read that one person who took this felt that they went insane.. i can't imagine what my son was feeling when he was acting completely insane on the second day that he took this..really HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE | M | 9 | 2 days | 3/31/2008 | 1 | bipolar | wow this drove me into some mani/anxiety attacks that i really thought i was going crazy. i can't describe it but it freaked me out. at least i am calmer and clearer on depakote | poison to me. drove me to the brink of insanity. red blotches on my skin too | M | 24 | 6 months | 4/12/2008 | 1 | Bipolar I | Pretty much the same as the person below. Too many too list. | I am glad I found this sight. I agree with the 42 Y.O. F assesment below. I had to stop taking it because of the worst side effects in the world. I was lead to believ this would help me. Yea right. I am now back on Depakote ER with a low dose of Prozac and I have been doing fine. | M | 29 | 6 months | 1/10/2009 | 1 | Clinical Depression/GAD | Debilitating fatigue, malaise, mild flu-like symptons, upset stomach and GI tract, TOTAL LOSS OF SHORT TERM MEMORY. | Side effects were so severe I had to stop taking it. When I first came off it I had SEVERE headaches, heart palpatations and periods of dizziness. This subsided after 7 to 10 days and all of the previously mentioned side effect symptons disappeared as well. I am happy for those for whom it works; I cannot personally recommend it. | M | 29 | 5 weeks | 11/8/2008 | 1 | BiPolar | This med made things happen to my body that were insane. Mouth sore, rashes, cognitive slowing, slurred speech, unable to put simple sentences together, fungal infection, random infections. | I HATED!! this med. My doc kept syaing, don't worry. In the mean time I was taking medrol for the sores. Needed a leave of ab from my job as an executive. Friends kept asking what's wrong and I sweated like a pig. I was a little tired on Depakote but that's it. I'm back to that now. Thank God!! | M | 33 | 9 months | 7/18/2008 | 1 | mood stabilizer | horrible nausea that never went away---I was on it for years | I've been withdrawing from Lamictal and it causes severe fatigue...I can barely get out of bed. | M | 43 | 8 years | 7/7/2008 | 1 | BiPolar | I honestly don't have enough space to list them all. It would be unfair to leave something out. | I am not a fan and I gave it a good 6 months. Overrated drug. Way overrated. | M | 29 | 6 months | 4/1/2009 | 1 | Mood Swings | Rashes constantly, headaches, slurred speech, sweating. | I guess if you have nothing to do but hang around your house all day it may be effective but I can't imagine anyone at an executive level taking this daily and it being effective. No way. | M | 41 | 2 months | 2/18/2009 | 1 | Depression | Excessive weight gain - went from 190lbs to 250lbs. Zero sex drive. Excessive tiredness. Difficult to concentrate. Excess sweating. Irration, more depression. Can't sleep, when I do sleep I'm out for 12-15 hours. | For Depression I'm currently prescribed Cymbalta 60mg (daily)and Lamictal 100mg (daily). I also take Ambien 10mg (daily) - ambien no longer works for me...even at 20mg daily. I've been taking Lamictal for 18 months at different doses - max was 150mg daily. After doing my own research regarding this medication and other meds for depression, I've decided to ween myself off Lamictal (I started this four days ago reducing 100mg daily to 50mg daily). Also, based on my research, I'm requesting my psyc take me completely off Lamictal and add "Abilify" and "Topamax (may get the excess weight off me)." If my psyc doesn't agree, I'm going to fire her and find another psyc Who will agree with my analysis. I have a MBA degree and have taken my share of psyc courses. However, since my "depression", I've come to the conclusion that these psyc meds are basically prescribed by spinning the big drug wheel (done by the psyc) and then prescribing the selected med to the patient. | M | 49 | 18 months | 4/28/2009 | 1 | Severe Depression/Anxiety, Insomnia | Hallucinations, foggy memory, very vivid nightmares, detachement from myself, flu-like symptoms, fever | I wish I played the lottery because I'd have to be the guy that gets the allergic reaction. This was a hellish drug for me. I felt like I was on LSD. I saw things, I literally thought I had lost my mind. I became afraid to answer the phone from the anxiety it gave me. I felt like I was in some type of fugue state. I eventually went to the emergency room where they kept me overnight for allergic reactions. Later that week, I overdosed and was hospitalized for 8 days. Not fun. | M | 30 | 1 times | 5/10/2009 | 1 | bipolar | Threatened my family and don't remember doing so. Since off the drug things are normal. | DO NOT take this medicine if you are an alcoholic! Very dangerous drug. My therapist should have never prescribed this drug for my bipolar with my alcoholism. | M | 34 | 1 months | 9/25/2008 | 1 | mood disorder | horrible nausea and heinous withdrawal effects | M | 43 | 8 years | 9/8/2008 | 1 | mood stable | dumbed down, no concentration, craved sweets, | M | 17 | 3 weeks | 7/31/2008 |