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| 5 | Seizures | This is the same girl with [email protected]. I forgot a few things. Except the rash, I've experianced about 96% of all the non-emergancy side effects, but I don't really mind anymore | I've had 2 beautiful, healthy girls on Lamictal (600mg daily), the only thing was they'd break into a rash if I breast fed them, but the rash would fade, but I must warn you, between pregnancies, I did have a miscarriage (6 weeks). My neurologist said it very could well have been the Lamictal, But My girls are physically healthy... but I've found my 3 year old is getting evident that she has a speech problem ,but I did too till I was 9. We'll have too see... | F | 24 | 7.5 years | 6/12/2006 | 5 | Bipolar II rapid cycling | I have made it to 100mg after 5 weeks -for newly diagnosed Bipolar II. No major side effects except alittle foggy-ness in my head. Didn't last long. I do not cry so easy. | Since I was just diagnosed BP II, I have nothing else to compare it too. I took many SSRI's over the past years for depression that worked for awhile and then would "poop-out" on me. I think they also caused rapid cycling with my moods. I felt so empty and numb and depressed- for no reason! Now I feel so much better on the lamctal-almost normal! Pls. e-mail me to share your BP II experiences....Like I said I am new to the BP II thing and would love to hear how others are doing!!!!!! Anything you have to share would be much appreicated! THANKS! | F | 47 | 5 weeks | 6/10/2006 | 5 | Migraine prevention | Vision got blurry at first- only with objects far away. Went away after taking full dose at night (instead of splitting 25mg twice daily). My mind felt very foggy, but this also became minor/unnoticable when taking full dose at night. The side effects must be in my dreams now! The only thing I notice now is that I'm a little groggy in the morning- but I usually am anyways. | So far, it's working great. I initially took topamax for migraines (first medication I tried), but I had bad side effects from it. My doctor switched me to Lamictal. I've been taking it for about a month now- and it's much better than topamax. Lamictal has WAY LESS negative side effects (the ratings for topamax on this website suck compared to lamictal!). I'm suprised that only 2 other people who rated Lamictal take it for migraines. It works- I've only had 1 minor migraine since starting, and it was definatley weather induced (95 degrees and humid with no air conditioning sets me off). Without this medication I probobly would of ended up in the hospital like every other migraine I've ever had. Awesome drug so far- but I worry about the rash... | F | 24 | 1 months | 6/3/2006 | 5 | Bipolar 1/ADHA | None yet | I was very concerned about the possible side affects of this medication. I have only been on Lamictal (25mg) for 9 days but so far so good. It seems to be helping alot. | F | 35 | 9 days | 6/2/2006 | 5 | Bipolar NOS | Mild headache, which went away after a day or two; tremor in hand (making it difficult to bring a spoon of soup to my mouth, or to separate pages of the paper); cotton-headed - trouble concentrating; trouble speaking - words got garbled, or I couldn't find the right word | Evened out mood swings, irritability and depression; I feel better than I have in years, wish I'd found this sooner; the difficulty concentrating and speaking bothered me the most, it started to affect my work (law) so reduced dosage from 300 mg to 200 and that seems to have cleared this up - now I'm clear-headed as well as happy. | F | 49 | 8 months | 6/1/2006 | 5 | bipolar 1 | I have had terrible night sweats with missed or late doses, but nothing more than that. It has helped the mood swings a great deal. Haven't found anything to really help the anxiety though. | Love it, I do not have so many obsessive thoughts. | M | 38 | 8 months | 5/26/2006 | 5 | BiPolar | Memory loss, words sometimes come out wrong, misplace things, absent minded. | I will NEVER stop taking this medication. Have been depressed for 30 years and even when taking other medications still experienced major depressive episods and "rages" where I was irrational. Have not had either type of episode since taking Lamictal. Has truly been a miracle drug for me and I feel emotionally healthy for the first time in my life. Absent-mindedness I will learn to live with. I'll just get better at writing checklists. | F | 38 | 10 months | 5/5/2006 | 5 | Bi-polar | Frequent urination and urinary urgency. | M | 35 | 8 months | 5/2/2006 | 5 | Bi-Polar Type 1 | PLEASE READ!!!!!! As many others with bi-polar, I have been on multiple medications. After my first manic episode, I went into a severe depression that lasted over a year. The only medication that has helped me get out of this depression was Lamictal. I often thought that my depression was mostly situational, because I have been out of work for an extended period of time, and I have been living a life of misery (sleeping, watching tv ALL DAY). After starting Lamictal, I started feeling like myself again. I must tell you that I had some side effects (light rash, dizziness, neck pain, swelling of the throat) but they were all dose related. I went up to 300mg and had to back down to 150mg, but I am still benefiting from this dosage. I also take the following medications, but I did not get relief until the Lamictal: Geodon 80mg, Ativan 1mg(for anxiety as needed), Effexor 300mg, Provigal 200mg. Lamictal has been a life saver for me. I wish I was not on any medication, but I take th | It's the only medication that has helped with my severe depression. I would give up all my other medications to stay on Lamictal. Lamictal has been a life saver for me. Hang in there, you will feel better soon, even if Lamictal does not work for you. GOD is on your side. | M | 35 | 8 months | 5/2/2006 | 5 | Bi polar disorder | At first euphoria and vivid dreams. Now a sense of well being. | Fortunately for me,this is the best medication I have ever taken for my bi polar disorder. At first I was skeptical and paranoid about developing a rash, but after being on it for a few weeks I was beginning to experience it's positive effects. I was taking Wellbutrin (300 mg. XL) in the morning and my Lamictal at night. My Doctor gradually increased my dosage to 100mg. over a months period of time and I continue on that dosage today. I stopped taking the Lamictal at night and find that the vivid dreams subsided almost immediately. The hardest part of taking the Lamictal for me was the temptation to continue increasing my dosage. The euphoria I felt was amazing in the beginning. I was no longer agitated and irritable and had a real sense of well being. My violent mood swings had subsided and I felt better than I had in years. I find myself leveled off and stable at 100 mg. along with the Wellbutrin. I was also taking Seroquel (50 mg.) at night for sleep but found it hard to get up in t | M | 40 | 1 years | 4/30/2006 | 5 | Bipolar-II | Neck muscle & head soreness. Not enough to make me stop taking the medication, however. | It's a great mood stabilizer. | F | 52 | 3 months | 4/26/2006 | 5 | bipolar — rapid cycling | impairs cognitive functions. i often have problems recalling vocabulary and even more often word pronunciation. i can become disoriented at times. on a couple occasions i have confused north and south in relation to where i wanted to go (i.e. going northbound instead of southbound in areas i've lived my entire life.) i had intended to major in mathematics, but gave it up because i lost my natural inclination for it. the work would become confusing and disorganized, spending long periods on single problems and still getting the answer wrong. my speech becomes disorganized to. i'll say things wrong. the best example is "when life gives you lemonade, make lemons." | despite the side-effects, it's the most effective drug i've ever taken in treating my illness. every other anticonvulsant bipolar treatment was nowhere near effective and caused extreme lethargy. | M | 26 | 1.5 years | 4/24/2006 | 5 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Dizziness if I miss medication. Trouble with memory loss, use of words, and loss of appetite. Three doctors have diagnosed me with Borderline and two argue I'm Bipolar. So I suppose the medication works for both. | With the dizziness, it always happens if I take it too late or miss it completely. The memory loss tends to be short term. Sometimes I can't seem to remember what I said just after I say it. Also my loss of appetite has gotten worse..but thinking it may just be my anxiety issues? Other than all of that... I have held a job for almost 2 years and a relationship for almost 3. Couldn't have done that before the Lamictal. (100 mg of Lamictal & also take 100mg of Seroquel) | F | 25 | 2 years | 4/24/2006 | 5 | complex partial seizures | difficulties finding words, memory loss - short term and some long term, difficulty concentrating, slower mental processing, reduced coordination | This medication is great despite the side effects. It really controls my seizures brilliantly. Other medications haven't helped at all and tegretol even made my seizures worse. I'm on 600mg a day which is very high and may contribute to the side effects but it's certainly worth it as it has given me my life back - having seizures makes me very tired and confused. | F | 27 | 18 months | 4/23/2006 | 5 | seizures | acne, tired, insomnia, vivid nightmares, ataxia, depression | lamictal is my fifth medication, haven't had a seizure for a year. The most annoying side effects are the insomnia and nightmares which seem to be worse on lamictal than my previous prescriptions (tegretol, dilantin, trileptal, keppra). acne has gone down, hopefully i can get more than three hours of sleep a night. Any suggestions? | M | 19 | 8 months | 4/11/2006 | 5 | Bipolar II | Trouble selecting words, acne?, itching?, slight blurry vision after dose increase, but would go back to normal within a few days. | This medication has saved my life. I stopped it briefly in the fall because my moods were under control and I want to get pregnant and the ob did not want me on any meds. I was off for almost 4 months. That was the worst thing I could have done, I went into the same depression I was in. I'm on a lower dose now than before and I'm doing well. I take 50mg in am, 50 mg in pm. At this dose I still have slight mood swings, but they are not to the degree they were before. | F | 26 | 2 years | 4/4/2006 | 5 | Bipolar 2 depress, racing thoughts | Itchiness on face and neck every time I titrate up; benign rash which I fixed by switching to electric shave instead of wet shave. | I escalated EXTREMELY slowly as I knew this had the power to save me and I didn't want to f up my chances with getting the rash. Cured my depression. Generics are cheap where I come from (God Bless India!) Suggest making trips here and importing supply (until expiration date) back into US. Sells as Lametec here. | M | 30 | 8 months | 3/31/2006 | 5 | Bi-polar depression, PTSD-anxiety | Word recollection difficulties during PMS. | At first the word recollection defecit really bugged me. After some thought I realized that it was almost directly proportional to how bad my PMS was each month. (During other times I was hunky-dory.) Since then I have been taking half a dose in the morning and the other half in the evening. This has taken care of the majority of the problem. When my memory loss does flare up, I tell myself that I probably talk too much anyway :~) I haven't had a depressive episode since starting the meds and in fact don't give this whole thing a thought most days. | F | 27 | 8 months | 3/23/2006 | 5 | bi-polar rapid cycle partial seizur | Headache, blurred vision (sometimes), aches upper back and neck and hot flashes / night sweats. | I do really like this medication. I am happier more stable and even my family has noticed the difference. The side effects that bother me the most are the headache which goes into my jaw, the aches in my back and neck, then the night sweats. I can deal with the hot flashes before I go to sleep but the night sweats are pretty bad. I can't sleep under the covers and am freezing my husband. I read another woman's comments and she too had night sweats but said that they get better if she takes the medication at the exact same time every day. I'm going to try that. Again, the medicine works and I am also calmer and not so irritated. So, it has helped me in many ways. | F | 34 | 6 months | 3/6/2006 | 5 | Bipolar I, Anxiety | Pretty much no side effects. I have had a decrease in my appetite and some vivid dreams but they were not scary. Have not seen a rash yet! | This medicine has already seemed to take effect and bring my anxiety down. I am starting to feel normal and I can drive in the car without my cell phone and feel all right. My irritability has already started to chill out and although I still have a lot of energy I feel more like myself. I love this medicine and glad that I finally made the decision to go see a psychiatrist. He knew within 15 minutes what I needed and he was right. I will keep taking this medicine! | F | 23 | 3 days | 3/4/2006 |