LAMICTAL Reviews (LAMOTRIGINE)

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LAMICTAL  (LAMOTRIGINE):  Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It may also be used to help prevent the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder in adults. Lamotrigine is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. This drug is not approved for use in children younger than 2 years due to an increased risk of side effects (such as infections).   FDA Approval Date: 1994-12-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  Depressive disorder My experience with Lamictol was not good. I started with 25 mg and was told to titrate up to 50mg. This medicine made me so tired. I also noticed I felt numb. No feelings at all. The feeling I would get is anger but unable to let it out. I lowered back to 25 mg for a week or so them stopped cold turkey. Well I am on 2 weeks without it. Not feeling great thats for sure. Your tired in it, but exhausted off it. I feel I have become depressed again, but know its due to withdrawal so am trying to accept it. I did have a headache for about 10 days. I notice I am feeling anger, not that I am an angry person normally, but have issues in my life that are making me angry and withdrawal is exacerbating these feelings. I have come close to going back on it for some relief from fatigue, but gonna push through it. I would rather feel life than be numb. Not good. Should have never started this poison. F 51 3 months
50mg
4/22/2016
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 2  Major Recurring Depresson Constipation, weight gain, balance problems, tiredness Another useless drug. I am so tired of these experiments on me. F 60 3 weeks
50mg 1X day
2/17/2016
 2  Epilepsy Aggression getting worse as the dose seems to increase. I really cannot explain as its my son who have mad episodes of aggression as he has a intellectual disability. As he cant tell me how he's feeling and I can't pick up what is wrong with him. We have done tests from MRI, Renal, eyes and dental which were all clear. Since he started at a low dose on Lamictal at 25mg he continued to have seizures but as we increased to 50mg he then became moody. Increasing now to 100mg its controlled the seizures but his aggression is worsening to the point where he throws his head back anywhere from wall to floor. As he wears a helmet at all times it doesn't keep him safe. Once he's in this aggression mood I cannot control him otherwise he's on a attack to me or whomever is trying to calm him. Feeling scared sometimes that he's going to really hurt himself or others. Spoken to specialist but they say it will pass overtime. M 22 2 years
100 1X day
1/19/2016
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 2  Severe depression I took Lamictal for two years (between the ages of 16-17) and although it helped out my depression, it caused severe muscle aches and tenseness. When I was 23 I tried to get back on it because it had been so helpful as a teenager, but he muscle aches were even worse that time, to the point where it felt like I had been run over by a truck. It's a shame, because it really helped my mood. F 17 2 years
11/20/2015
 2  Chronic anxiety bipolar This med sucks. I already had loss of appetite and it made it worse. Loss of hair. This has not helped with my anxiety at all. In fact it made it worse. So bad i have a hard time leaving the house. Dr just put me on Brintellix because the anxiety was making me depressed. F 53 2 months
200 mg
10/18/2015
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 2  Epilepsy I can never get a full nights sleep. I am either sweating like crazy or having ridiculous dreams and then I wake up and unable to fall back asleep. After being on this medication for almost a year, I can't take it anymore. The weight gain, clumsiness, forgetfulness and at times I can't keep my balance. F 41 10 months
300
6/16/2015
 2  Bipolar 2 , anxiety, depression Extreme fatigue, sleepiness, increased anxiety, afraid to leave the house. Missed work a lot. Upper abdominal pain constantly, nausea, hip pain, acid reflux. I was taking it in the morning with food. I don't want to give up on this med. Abilify made me gain 40lbs so I will not go back to that. I want to stick it out for at least another month. I'm hoping that if I start taking it at night time before bed then the side effects won't be so bad. F 49 2 months
50mg
4/5/2015
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 2  Bipolar Depression Worked well in beginning then hair loss, weight loss and anxiety through roof. Also couldn't think straight. Stiff neck. Fluid retention. Want to get off of this. I've tried it 5 times! Enough! F 54 2 years
25 MG.
8/12/2014
 2  Bi-polar It did work in the beginning and yes it treats bi-polar but the side effects are not worth it. Lathargic, itchy dry skin yellowing of the eyes. Bruise easy, could not wake up in the mornings felt like a hang over. Very stiff joints and stiff neck.Gave me bad pms sometimes felt like I was on my period even when i wasnt due for two weeks. Strange behavior that was not of my character, like sitting in one area for long periods of time. I would be very carefull of this drug, symptoms creep up on you. F 37 4 years
100 MG
5/23/2014
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 2  Depression I was taking Lamotrigine generic. Blurred vision, mostly at night, loose my balance easily. Extensive urination. Incontinence. Hip pain, stiff neck. Cognitive problems. Cry very easily. Itchy ski, The incontinence was a major and embarrassing issue. It's the main reason I got off of lamictal. FYI: lamictal is the only med I was taking and no other life changes were made. So its safe to say my symptoms/side-effects were the cause of Lamictal. Furthermore, I reduced 25mil a week until I was completely off. The withdrawal symptoms were mainly insomnia, headache, moodiness, a feeling of fear, hard to get out of bed, very tired. Once I was up and about I felt pretty normal. The moodiness did last throughout the day. I've been off for about 3 weeks now med free and doing great! Withdrawal symptoms are gone. M 41 3 years
250ml
4/18/2014
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 2  Epilepsy flu symptoms, stiff neck, achy back muscles, daily headache, jaw pain, swollen lymph nodes, sore tongue, trouble finding words F 46 2 months
3/4/2014
 2  Bipolar BRD Mood Anxiety DO Horribly Moody - Crying Spells - Itchy (no rash though) - Fast Weight Gain My Bipolar is fairly mild and Lamictal put me in a constant horrible mood. I had crying spells which I never have even when I'm not on any medication, and I easily put on nearly 10 pounds in 6 weeks even though my diet never changed, and I'm not normally prone to weight gain. I already take Seroquel which puts weight on some people and it's never done that to me. Maybe it was the combo. I can't give this a 1 rating because I know it works well for a friend of mine, but for me I wasn't satisfied at all. M 43 6 weeks
50 1X day
2/11/2014
 2  Bipolar 2 Sadness, crying, moodswings. Itchy spots and hives. Slight headaches and a feeling of pressure or "blockiness" in my head. Started on 50mg and became almost immediately sad and tearful. At 100mg I got too activated and angry, this settled into mildly low with occasional desperate crying spells. 150mg the moodswings got more frequent, would have crying spells at work. Self-harmed, thought about suicide. I have halved my dose with a view to stopping, and the crying has stopped. Still feel sad though. I am so disappointed, I had really hoped this would work, but the sadness is so extreme I can't stand it. F 34 2.5 months
150mg 1X day
9/10/2013
 2  Bipolar Massive Weight Loss (40 Pounds) shaky hands, memory loss, ache, HAIR LOSS, feeling full all the time, blurred vision I didn't realize that it was my Lamictal that was causing me to lose the weight that I was. I was 176 pounds and now I weigh 133 that's a 43 drop and my body is not suppose to be 133; I look sick. I also suffer from bad Ache which I am now on an ache medicine to help. I have blurred vision which I thought was from me having Lasik surgery and come to find out it is another side effect of Lamictal. The drug seems to have helped with my mood swings I just can't take the side effects any longer. I look sick and when people see me they seem uncomfortable around me, I can only imagine what they are thinking. I have had to use the excuse that I am on Weight Watchers that's why I have lost so much weight(I don't think that it is anyone's biz that I am bipolar). I wish I didn't suffer from almost all of the side effects that Lamictal has...I guess I should be happy that I didn't get the terrible rash that it can cause. Hopefully once I am off of Lamictal and it has left my system some of my weight will come back, my hair will stop falling out, my vision will become clear and my ache will go away. Its sad because taking it I felt so much more clear and calm:(. If you don't get the side effects that I suffered from its a great drug for bipolar! F 37 8 months
100MG 1X day
8/30/2013
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 2  seizures Pros: Heightened memCory, bettet sta Con: Darkened vision. Getting darker. Hoping to not go blind. Fuzzy vision. Night sweats 40 9 days
700
7/29/2013
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 2  epilepsy Insomnia but when I do get to sleep, I keep waking up.... anxiety, weepy, headaches, diarrhea, severe body aches, increased appetite. In fairness, I have only been on Lamictal for about five days. I was put on this in place of Vimpat as I was on that for about two months and became angry, aggressive and suicidal. I was off of the Vimpat for two days before starting this. I felt great for one day...and then started on this one and started to feel like crap within hours. My very first night, could not sleep for the first time in years and it has been this way since. Headaches and body aches started within about 48 hours and anxiety and weepy within the past two days. My doctor has me at a slow titration and this current dose is just a quarter of what my full dose will be. I am not happy at all and very frustrated with doing test drives on meds to get the seizures under control. F 45 5 days
50 mg 1X day
6/30/2013
 2  Epilepsy, absence seizures. Itchy skin, double vision, dejevous. Extreme tiredness, achy muscles, falling asleep in school, emotional, big increase in seizures. My son was ok at 30mg twice aday but no controll of seizures. Since going upto 50mg, he is experiencing alot more problems. Hes drops off to sleep in school, legs ache, headaches, belly aches, itcy skin and increased seizures. Had infantile spasms at 6 months old and has very mild development delay. Falling behind in school now. M 10 6 months
50 2X day
5/19/2013
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 2  Depression not responsive to ssris Increased depression, rages, irritability, paranoia, painful body, speech and memory issues. Lethargy. Fog like. Very rapid cycling between sad and angry. Zero happiness and worse teeth clenching F 39 7 weeks
50
3/23/2013
 2  Seizures of unknown cause Acne, Headaches, Acne, Sore Muscles, Acne, Vaginal Itching, Acne, Stiff Neck, Acne, Lethargy, Excessive Urination, & Acne. F 32 2 weeks
50mg/day
3/11/2013
 2  Bipolar II Disorder & Depression dry eyes, lack of motivation, lethargy/sluggishness, difficulty awakening in a.m., headache & shooting head pain when increasing dosage Have been titrating up the dose slowly over the past 2 months & currently take 50mg am & 75mg pm in hopes of stabilizing mood, decreasing depression and severe agitation. Have definitely noticed a quieting in my head w/less racing thoughts & more calm, but almost too calm. Little energy & motivation currently, when before I had boundless energy & needed little sleep - now feel lazy & tired a lot. Have not seem much improvement in depressive symptoms and seem to have traded crying for raging. Hoping that 200mg will bring relief like other say... F 45 2 months
125mg 1X day
3/3/2013

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