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 | bipolar 1 | INSOMNIA soo bad, headaches, i cant concentrate or memorize stuff (like for school) vivid dreams/nightmares, hair loss | I tirrated up pretty slow to minimize side effects, my moods have been no different, my mental state has not been affected at all by this, i feel the same as if i were taking nothing. i could go up a little more with the dosage but im high enough where i should feel somthing if it was going to work for me. | F | 20 | 4 months | 10/2/2006 | 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 | petit mal seizure/absence | Burning sensation skin on face, chest, and back. Red bumps on chest. Feeling of intense burning on my skin, itching and sweating. Agitation and could not sleep. Mild dizziness and lack of appetite. | Aside from the unbearable side effects, my mind felt "together" for the first time in years. I am sorry I cannot take this med. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS...IT IS A VERY POWERFUL MEDICATION. I WAS TAKING ONLY 1/2 OF A 25 MG TABLET!!!! THANK GOD I DIDN'T TAKE THE WHOLE 25 MG MY NEUROLOGIST WANTED ME TO. | F | 57 | 2 days | 9/29/2006 | 2 | Bipolar Disorder | Extreme fatigue, can't do anything for more than 4 hours without wanting to fall asleep. | M | 21 | 4 months | 9/26/2006 | 2 | Epilepsy | Short and long term memory loss, decreased libido, stupidity | Lack of control at most vulnerable times. still have seizures if I'm a)hung over, b)on marijuana or cocaine,(had no problems when I was younger)c)am extremely tired. Since being on lamictal, my brain function has become worse and worse to the point of close friends acknowleding it. Memory is embarrasingly bad, which is an enormous problem being in college. Less horny than I was before use. Planning on discontinuing use soon. | M | 24 | 3 years | 9/25/2006 | 2 | Bipolar II | Violent rash. Flu symptoms. | I took 25 mg a day for a week and everything was fine. 4 days after I increased to 50mg, I developped a very severe rash. It looked like a bad sunburn, on the upper body at first and spreaded to the whole body gradually. Turned purple sometimes. Very itchy. Too bad because I got the sense this medication works very well. | F | 35 | 11 days | 9/24/2006 | 2 | Epilepsy | I bagen with new onset seizures on August 5th. I was started on Trileptal first then weaned off of that and "ramped"up on Lamictal since. I have had 2 more seizures since starting the Lamictal. From 1 to 3 in over one month is not accepiable to me. I wish I would have just stayed on Tripletal. Also, my memory is very poor (not good as a nurse) and I have trouble with word finding. | F | 26 | 6 weeks | 9/23/2006 | 2 | epilepsy | My son is 14 and has autism. He has been taking lamictal for 2 and one half years. He is taking chewable tablets 150 am and 150 mg pm. When we increased in June from 250 to 300 I have seen GREAT irritability and mood swings and increased seizures. I am decreasing by 25 mg. for a week to see what happens but my pleasant compliant child has become very unhappy moody and self abusive. He is nonverbal so I don't know what physical symptoms he may be experiencing. | M | 14 | 2 days | 9/11/2006 | 2 | BIPOLAR 1 | INSOMNIA, DRY MOUTH, CONFUSION, ANXIETY, FREQUENT URINATION, HEART PALPATATIONS, MINOR HEADACHES, HAND TREMORS, DEHYDRATION, FREQUENT THIRST, VIVID DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES, URINARY RETENTION, MILD HAIR LOSS, RAPID PULSE, MILD ITCHING, MINOR BLURRY VISION, AGITATION, HYPOMANIC EPISODES, INCREASED TIREDNESS, LOW-GRADE FEVERS AND MUSCLE PAIN. | LAMICTAL is a drug that I don't want to be on. But DEPAKOTE, TEGRETOL, SEROQUEL, RISPERDAL and ABILIFY didn't do much for my Bipolar I Disorder. I am taking the LAMICTAL against my will, I HATE the drug! If I wasn't threatened with psychiatric hospitalization- I wouldn't take this drug. Too many side effects for me. I am currently on LAMICTAL, LITHIUM and CLOZARIL for my BIPOLAR issues. But I still feel the same- I haven't found the right drug combonation yet. I hope I will find something that helps me soon. | F | 22 | 3 months | 8/6/2006 | 2 | Major Depression/Anxiey NOS | Boy do I STINK! I'm getting sick of smelling myself! Pretty much negates the benefits of bigger boobs. Did I mention the memory loss? I don't remember.... | I think the numb-brain is going to boot me off of Lamictal, (at least 150mg/day). I forgot a psychiatrists appointment of all things. I was a bit scattered before I started, but now I'm barely functional, like getting to the car without my keys in hand. It takes me a good 20 seconds to remeber what day of the week it is. Foregetting the kid is pretty much a deal breaker for me. Mindfulness, my @$$. | F | 38 | 2 months | 7/29/2006 | 2 | Major Depression, Anxiety NOS | Memory loss! Lethargy/fatigue. Foot & leg pain every time I stand up. Typos like nobody's business. My conversation is necessary business only - not sure if it's because I can't think or if it's because I don't care. I think my boobs are bigger too; my pre-pregnancy bras fit now. Isolating. Female "sexual side effects." ERGH! | Titrating up & at 150mg 1/day. Also on Wellbutrin 150-300mg/day =D *if i remember my pm dose.* I also just stopped 2.5 mg Zyprexa (sleep & anxiety) to isolate SEs. I formerly never had a problem remebering meds. Once I forgot to pick up my daughter; there's nothing so terrifying as hearing your spouse say. "Where's Olivia?" I think I am sight-reading at the piano better, which might be because I'm thinking less and just doing it - no more thinking about other possibilities, in music or in life. I'm able to do things that used to make me anxious because I just don't care, but I still lie awake at night having my awful obessive morbid thoughts. I am feeing guilt, shame and anxiety about not being "normal" and about not doing anything with my day. I'm very confilicted & frustrated. | F | 38 | 2 months | 7/29/2006 | 2 | Depression | Increased Sweating, Headaches, Weight Loss, Increased Irritability, Fatigue | I’ve been on anti-depressants for many many years. It is incredibly frustrating when your doctor does not acknowledge the side effects you are experiencing are related to a medication change. I am so glad other people mentioned the sweating...my doctor refused to believe it was related to the medication. | F | 26 | 9 weeks | 6/28/2006 | 2 | Bipolar I | Dizziness to the point I can not drive/work, neck aches, cystic acne, loss of memory, somedays I find it hard to communicate because I know the words I want to use but can't seem to find them in my head. The memory loss is affecting my job. Sensitivity to the sun. Sweats, up and down weight loss/gain, headaches, uncontrollable trembling in my hands. | At first, I thought this was the answer to my problems. But after three months, the side effects seem to outweight the positives. I've tried soooo many different meds, I'm beginning to think I'd be better without any. IMPORTANT...I was taking Zoloft with Lamactil and now I'm told the combination of the two can be toxic in certain situations (whatever that means)!! | F | 49 | 3 months | 6/18/2006 | 2 | depression, possible Bipolar 2 | headache, night sweats when increasing dose, extreme fatigue, some weight gain. | I felt great for the first three weeks (at only 25-50mg) and then proceeded to get sleepy as I increased to 200mg. At that point, I couldn't stay awake for more than an hour at a time, couldn't finish my school work, and almost had to drop out. Am just off it now, has been quite difficult to get off. Lamictal is a serious med... make sure your Pdoc thinks you really need it for depression if you're not certain of Bipolar. | F | 21 | 5 months | 5/21/2006 | 2 | Bipolar 1 | Initially, dizziness. That's it. | Anything I ever read about this drug is positive. Most of tthe posts on this site are positive. When I was diagnosed, Lamictal was (and still is?) considered the best drug out there for b/d. So I took it. Nothing happened. Three months went by. Still, nothing, even after increasing to the max dose. So my doc put me on Topamax (miracle drug for me, none of the bad side effects that most people report), but kept me on Lamictal "in case" it was doing something. So I'm still on Lamictal, but my doc and I joke about whether it's really doing anything. It was so difficult to get me stable, she just doesn't want to mess with anything. The point of my post is this: if you don't respond to Lamictal, don't worry. You're not the only one. Our bodies are all different. | F | 27 | 3 years | 5/4/2006 | 2 | Bipolor | Severe Headache, Feel numb wanting to isolate myself from my family,Feel sick at stomach no appetite, Feel as needles are poking into my arms.Elevated Blood Pressure,I have been on meds now for 3 years and this one is making me feel dead. | F | 30 | 5 weeks | 4/9/2006 | 2 | Bipolar | Severe Headache, Feel numb wanting to isolate myself from my family,Feel sick at stomach no appetite, Feel as needles are poking into my arms.Elevated Blood Pressure,I have been on meds now for 3 years and this one is making me feel dead. | F | 30 | 5 weeks | 4/9/2006 | 2 | bi polar 2 | AGITATION! acne, night sweats, headache, short term memory loss, distractibility, difficulty with words, especially names, and hallucinations | Side effecs got worse as I got higher up in dosage. About a week after I got up to 175 mgs, I developed the worst agitation of my life, a really, really unbearable feeling. Lamictal may have triggered hypomania in me. Actually had hallucinations one night. Will be discontinuing this medication. I seem to be unusual in having had this response to the drug, but anxiety and agitation are reported as "very rare" side effects, even in the official company literature. Also, women be cautious-- Lamictal interacts with birth control pills in ways nobody seems to understand very well, so do some research and ask your doctor about it. | F | 31 | 2.5 months | 4/8/2006 | 2 | Bipolar 2 | Pancreatitis, urinary urgency and incontinence | In Aug. 2005 I posted to this site describing Lamictal as my miracle drug, saving my life. Well, here I am 7 months later and almost one year of starting Lamictal. I was just discharged from the hospital for treatment of pancreatitis. The MD in the hospital suggested that the cause may be the Lamictal because no other cause could be found. I begged her not to discontinue my miracle drug. Well, when I got home I researched the Lamictal and found that pancreatitis can be a side effect. The FDA website states there is no percentage of prevalence but it does happen. By the way the pancreatitis occured within 2 weeks of increasing my dose to 300mg. Also, I had been experiencing urinary urgency throughout my therapy with Lamictal (I felt it was a small price to pay for feeling "normal"). Within one day of being discharged from the hospital I was in a major dept. store and I was totally incontinent of urine. Imagine the humiliation !!! Not only was I confused and embarras | F | 54 | 1 years | 3/27/2006 | 2 | bipolar | none, everything ive experienced has been because of the activities i do...ex: muscle aches | well, its hard to say bad or good stuff about this med, find i am still angry but i dont have the impulse to throw something at someone, let alone kill them. on good terms, kind of, i have been able to keep in touch with my creative side since i missed out on plenty of that since i have been fucked over with medicines(music and art, i love piano and drums) but i still cant stay home and be with the people that i love and i still have my substance abuse issues even more than ever....gosh i guess it depends on...SO many things...i just still feel ANXIETY!!! i cant go into places where i should feel comfortable. i dont know what to say, im glad im able to get out of bed but man, i swear it's almost letting my creativity go TOO much, all i ever feel like doing is jumping around and say F YOU to everyhing,..........DAY 17. no mania, no depression, no nothing except wanting to abuse substances, keep in mind i was doing VERY well with drinking and i totally stopped everything else.. | F | 21 | 17 days | 3/23/2006 |