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 |
| 5 | Extreme Depression and Anxiety | Side effects are not really very bad, extremely tolerable... Night Sweats, Just need to change out of my pajamas first thing in the morning, weight Loss-about 10 pounds--but I needed it. | I have had clinical depression since the age of 16, and have tried every antidepressant and mood stabilizer out there. Lamictal has been a miracle for me. I am myself again! Effexor works well as an antidepressant, depakote and zyprexa worked but I ate too much and gained tons of weight. I currently take 150 mg of lamictal and 150 mg of effexor. I hope more depressed people, will try the mood stabilizers/anticonvulsants. I read in the New Yorker once that there were theories that some scientists thought depression was similar to little mini-seizures...anyway... I agree with the lady who posted that the reason lamictal doesn't have more positive postings is because there are so many people who have been happy with this drug that they no longer need to surf the internet for help. I hope that any one who has had a positive experience with this drug will post a comment to help all those who are still searching. Good luck! | F | 40 | 2 years | 2/11/2009 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | Helped reduce mood swings, helps with anxiety. | I’m very pleased with how Lamictal works for me. No negative side effects. | F | 58 | 2 years 125 MG 1X day | 2/13/2021 | 5 | Unipolar depression | Mild somnolence and insomnia. Anxiety at the beginning of the treatment | The only med that helped with depression for me, after taking several antidepressants. Side effects are very tolerable and transient. | M | 54 | 2 years 50 mg 1X day | 1/15/2021 | 5 | Bipolar 2, irritability, anxiety | None. | Eliminated my extreme irritability almost completely. It has brought me such relief. Life altering. | F | 51 | 2 years 200 1X day | 10/8/2021 | 5 | BPD | Hardly anything noticeable. | Helped bring me out of near psychosis when put on 400mg and kept my mood a lot more level. On 150mg now and feel like it has been positive and effective. | F | 33 | 2 years 150mg 1X day | 11/21/2022 | 5 | Severe depression. Bipolar disorder | I experienced a lot of fatigue. That's basically it. | F | 15 | 2 years 100MG | 8/7/2015 | 5 | Extreme Mood swings and anxiety | Sensitive skin - unable to sunbathe burn very easy. Brain zaps | Life changing... along with Anafranil best combo for me. After trying many different SSRIs over 10 years finally I feel good! | F | 39 | 2 years 100 | 5/28/2020 | 5 | Mood disorder/ PTSD | I had no side effects at the beginning but as I got up in dose, I began having vaginal dryness, dry mouth, and wrinkles became more noticeable and short term memory loss, itchy head | Besides the wrinkles, I can live with the side effects as much as I hate it because it has literally been a life saver for me, my mood swings are gone, I can actually focus on tasks, my depression has lifted, I’m less anxious, able to deal with stressful situations, impulsiveness is gone. I wish found this medication earlier on in my life! | F | 42 | 2 years 350mg | 10/9/2019 | 5 | Anxiety, Depression | Irregular heart rhythm. Canker sores. | Drug works well in limiting anxiety and depression. Doesn't get rid of it so much as limits it. Added Deplin to the mix and heart palpitations and canker sores went away. Read someplace Lamictal can reduce folic acid levels, which Deplin supplements. | M | 40 | 2 years 25 mg 1X day | 3/7/2011 | 5 | Bipolar I | None very noticable. MAYBE a slight decrease in mid-term and long-term memory. | Lamictal worked wonders for obsessive tendencies. I used to get stuck on things that made me sad or angry and not let them go; now I can let things roll right off me. | M | 22 | 2 years 150mg 1X day | 12/12/2011 | 5 | Bipolar Nos Depression Anxiety | Not much. I think it makes me dizzy though. With the amount of drugs I take though its pretty amazing that I can stand upright. :) | Very powerful and effective antideppresant effect and some mood stabilizing pproperties. Mainly improved my mood by a good couple percentiles. | M | 26 | 2 years 200mg 1X day | 8/25/2011 | 5 | Bi-polar | Memory Loss | I owe so much to this medication. I love it. Other than an annoying issue w/memory loss I have had no problems. | F | 37 | 2 years 200 1X day | 7/23/2011 | 5 | rapid-cycling bipolar type II | None | Extremely effective as a mood stabilizer. Very good in combination with a low dosage of klonopin for anxiety | M | 43 | 2 years 200 2X day | 3/16/2010 | 5 | Bipolor 2 Disorder / Anxiety | I dont think I had any negative side efects. Maybe a little dizziness upon standing, but my other meds have side effects of that also. | When I started taking this, I also took seroquel, ativan, and zoloft. I was at rock bottom, almost admitting myself to a psychiactric hospital. My new Psychiatrist, started me on this along with the seroquel, and I was already taking the other 2. I noticed very quickly (within a day or so) How much BETTER I was feeling! Finally I felt like a normal content person. The seroquel, (I think) made my cholesterol high, Im not sure if Lamictil contributes to that too. Im here to find out. :) | F | 35 | 2 years 150 2X day | 8/14/2010 | 5 | major depression | Really no side effects I recall. I was very happy with it other than waiting a week for it to work at all but that was a small thing since I was on other meds to keep me calm in the meantime. I lost 10 lbs and didn't gain it back. I had no problems with Lamictal at all as far as side effects are concerned. | I was a suicidal and psychotic mess going on Lamictal yet it worked great and I think its a great drug with few side effects for most . Unfortunately in my case I had hypothyroid myoexedeme at the time (severe hypothyroidism) All this was obvious to me and my family, just not my doctors. (If you have hypothyroidism no amt. of anti-depressants will overcome it if its not treated appropriately). So the Lamictal finally fizzled out after almost 3 yrs because of my untreated thyroid issues. I also have multiple type PTSD, possibly borderline personality disorder and bipolar too. That is a testament to how good Lamictal is, if you ask me, it glued me together for a long time despite great odds. I just take my Armour Thyroid med & Topamax and have no habits. I always take my meds punctually, bad days or not. This is how I know Lamictal was a great drug for me. I can recommend it. | F | 54 | 2 years 150mg 2X day | 11/7/2010 | 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 Disorder- Mood Stabilizer | My nails grew very fast and were very strong, my hair also grew in very fast and was thick. | I LOVE Lamictal! My bipolar disorder wasn't contained by anything else before Lamictal, and now it is quite under control. It works against my depressions, mixed episodes, and manias. | F | 28 | 2 years | 10/19/2006 | 5 | Bipolar Type II | Difficulty finding the right word, articulation issues (losing the thread in the middle of speaking, etc.). Short term memory loss, blurred vision (at times), more frequent urination. | Tremendously helpful controlling frequency and severity of mood swings, especially depression. I was misdiagnosed with depression for twenty years because I did not have classic mania. Lamictal has allowed me to have a better relationship with my wife and children, as I no longer have the explosive rages and uncontrollable anger and irritation I had with severe mood swings. The suicidal thoughts and self loathing I have experienced all my life are now less frequent and of shorter duration. To help yourself keep a daily mood log--this will help you rate the effects of the drug over the long term--mine is in horizontal bar graph form, with normal in the middle, ranging from severely depressed to severely elevated on each end. This gives me an instant visual baseline for comparison over time. The degree and severity of your cycling are immediately apparent at just a glance, as is your progress over time. | M | 49 | 2 years | 1/5/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II - mixed/rapid cycling | I had to go up very slowly on lamictal, and it produced feelings of euphoria for the first few months. I also had to deal with fainting spells for a few months, generally after I had not had a good nights sleep. As a side effect of lamictal, I have very mild acne, and am more likely to develop cysts. I had some problems with very vivid dreams, which went away once I decreased the dose from 175 to 100 sucessfully. The tremor which I developed when going on lithobid also subsided after decreasing the lamictal. | Lamictal has been part of a really functional coctail for me: Lamictal: 100 mg, Lithobid: 600 mg, Zonegran: 50 mg, and Concerta 36 mg for ADD/depression. I am emotionally stable, but I don't think I'm an emotional drone. It's help eased some of my anxiety; and I'm no longer labile like I used to be. It took a long time for my body to adjust to it, though. I'm actually surprised I stuck in there so long. | F | 17 | 2 years | 12/12/2005 | 5 | Seizures | It's been great. I'd been having seizures from a injury to the head. I had brain surgery and they changed my drug to lama till I haven't had any seizures since. I may be a little bit more tired, but don't know if that's why | F | 49 | 2 years 125 mg am | 5/26/2013 |