LAMICTAL Reviews (LAMOTRIGINE)Average Rating: 3.4 (1917 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LAMICTAL with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Satisfaction lowest to highest. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 |
More on LAMICTAL: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Bipolar II | Burning, sunburn like feeling after 4 days of use; rash started but did not get bad since I stopped the medication | Just as the bad side effect kicked in, I started noticing a | F | 35 | 5 days | 3/31/2005 | 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 | Bipolar Disorder | Headache,Metal taste & Excess Saliva,Memory problems,Aching neck and muscles and joints, | Everyone who has been prescribed the drug should get full info about it's possible side effects- I did not, got a starter pack and trusted the doc-wish I would have looked into it before now. | F | 46 | 26 days | 10/24/2004 | 1 | Seizures | Horrible Rash that began within a few days of taken it. Could not sleep at night mostly because of the rash. It was difficult to think clearly and felt spaced out most of the time. I experienced fever along with continued worsening of the rash and swelling of my lymph nodes that finally convinced my doctor to discontinue use. | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 7/20/2004 | 1 | Bipolar II/Mixed | Rash on neck, legs and stomache. | After two weeks I developed a rash; no symptomatic improvement. | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 1/16/2002 | 2 | Mood stabilizer | Nervous legs really bad,intermittent sleep but this is my first experience with a mood stabilizer. I am trying to give it time but my patience is wearing thin. | F | 43 | 6 weeks 100mg 1xda 1X day | 4/28/2022 | 2 | Depression | Horrible memory loss, DP/DR | Didn't help my depression. Made DP/DR bad. Had horrible memory loss. I'd be in the middle of a thought and the thought would just fall out of my head. Poof, gone. So strange. But I'm not bipolar so I'm not sure why I was prescribed this. Heard it's worked wonders for manic people. Not for me tho | M | 26 | 6 months 50 1X day | 2/27/2022 | 2 | anxiety/ mood disorder NOS | Extreme brain fog, fatigue, depersonalization/derealization. Irritability, worsened anxiety, intrusive obsessive thoughts, behavioral concerns, low mood. Cognitive impairment, including problems with attention, memory, processing speed, etc that significantly affect ability to function and carry out ordinary life tasks. I feel after coming off the cognitive impairment may be longterm. Seemed the main effect was to feel separated from one's emotions while still simultaneously experiencing them. | Note: In comparison to other anticonvulsant and "mood stabilizer" options, lamictal is usually tolerated better and viewed as less extreme. For example, fatigue from lamictal was less extreme that fatigue from gabapentin. | F | 20 | 6 years 150 mg 1X day | 10/6/2021 | 2 | Mood swings | Severe memory loss, confusion, difficult time concentrating, spelling difficulties, horrible night sweats, weird vivid dreams that I wake up screaming. | F | 32 | 4 weeks 100MG 1X day | 9/20/2020 | 2 | depression | severe memory loss, confusion, hard time concentrating, night sweats, my head feels hot from the inside at times, ringing in ears.. i have had the memory problems for about 6 years but is much worse now, I would love to talk to someone with these symptoms.. it is bad | F | 57 | 8 years 150 1X day | 9/2/2020 | 2 | Currently | At first, I felt worse, then I felt better, and now I feel worse again. I am super agitated, I get anxious again, I run my mouth and I cannot stop sometimes, I feel angry a lot, and I get so hyper to the point of crying because I literally cannot calm down. It is like it helps the constant mood swings in a way, but it also makes them worse. I have developed intrusive thoughts as well, which I have had before..but not this bad. I do not cry anymore and my depression is gone, and so are my other mood swings, but I get mad so easily now and I get super hyper to the point of feeling sick. I have not been able to get ahold of my doctor. I am wondering if I should taper myself off until I can get ahold of her. I am only on 25 MG once a day, and I was told that 25 MG is not even that high of a dose. So, I am not too sure what to do now. I do not like how I have been feeling lately. | It works and then it does not. I do not get it nor understand it. | F | 27 | 2 months 25 MG 1X day | 8/10/2020 | 2 | Personality disorder. Bi polar, co | It's hard to say that I can describe anything as being the fault of Lamictal. I also take Seroquel , propranolol, and 8 other meds for myriad of problems. Sex drive is there but no desire to pursue it. Fatigued, spaced out, thoughts scattered and unfocused. Hard to stay awake and have "blackouts". My memory was good but not now. It is non existent. | F | 60 | 4 years 100 mg×3 | 3/22/2020 | 2 | Bipolar 2 | Confusion, loss of motivation and creativity direction, major memory problems (both long and short term), general apathy, slow thinking | I feel so sad because lamictal is the only mood stabilizer that I’ve tried that did not make me numb or make me gain weight. My mood is moderately more stable but the neurological side effects are hindering my life. I feel dull, slow, unfocused. It’s a catch 22, I’m not myself with or without this medicine and I dont know what to do | F | 21 | 7 months 75 my | 11/11/2019 | 2 | Bipolar | Trouble concentrating, blurry vision | Did zero at all about my mood issues. | F | 20 | 5 months 200 1X day | 10/26/2019 | 2 | Depression | Memory loss, loss of appetite, insomnia at night, sleepy in day. Infections. Constant low grade headache | It did stop my suicidal thoughts but the side effects are starting to get to me. | F | 55 | 90 days 50mg | 6/7/2019 | 2 | I take it for PTSD. At first, I felt happy but it was a sort of floaty high. I started having memory problems and the nausea, and terrific hi symptoms. I am slowly stopping. Too bad it was good for depression, but the side effects of feeling so spacey added with the gi distress was too much to bear. Also loss of concentration was too much , too. I really wanted it to work! | I wish doctors would emphasise the possibility of side effects more. I thought I was the only one. Helps to read other stories from people who have or are now taking it. Good to have support! | F | 65 | 3 months | 6/3/2018 | 2 | seizures | Hair loss, tired no energy, nose stopped up.Just feel crappy most days.Beats having a seizure. Doctor will change my medicine soon.Worse thing about seizures, you can have sudden death. So take your medicine on time and do not sleep on your stomach.Get plenty of sleep. Has anyone had thrush with this medicine? | F | 75 | 6 years 400 | 5/3/2018 | 2 | Mood Swings | Nausea, Increased depression, loss of short-term memory, mental fog, loss of appetite, clinching jaw, felt "dumbed down", crying jags, irritability, INCREASED ANXIETY! | Started taking 12.5 mg as I am sensitive to all medications. Lifted depression in 24 hrs. (no exaggeration) but caused anxiety. Tried going up to 25mg and felt extreme irritability, off the chart anxiety, mild lower neck pain, sore throat, stuffy nose. Went back down to 12.5 and I still had bad short-term memory loss, then I started feeling really down, isolating and a little paranoid. I didn't want to leave home. Made depression worse. I just felt out of it. I wish it would have worked for me, but as I said I am highly sensitive to all medications. I hope this posts can help someone. | F | 55 | 2 months 12.5 mg 1X day | 9/29/2017 | 2 | Possible bipolar | Anger, feeling dumb, slow not able to say much, worried. | Only a couple good days , which were nice I felt stronger, and less worries. Standing up for myself. Hair stopped shedding so much lol. | F | 33 | 3 weeks 25 MG | 8/14/2017 | 2 | Depression/Anxiety | During the honeymoon period of the first month I experienced agitation, higher anxiety, increase in sweating, and daily headaches(aspirin worked well). Now agitation went away but the rest are still present. | I have chronic lyme disease mostly causing exhaustion and depression/anxiety. I had taken 6 different SSRI's all failures and this seems to work the best on my depression. But I'm still miles away from being a functioning adult again. | M | 23 | 3 months 50 MG | 2/11/2017 |