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 |
| 3 | Epilepsy | Fatigue, mild loss of concentration | This medication didn't fully control my seizures at first so I am taking Keppra along with it. It makes me pretty tired but I have been taking it for 12 years and have learned to adapt to the fatigue and live a pretty normal life. | F | 24 | 12 years | 8/5/2009 | 1 | seizures | problems with time and space, anxiety, insomnia, problems with short term memory. Problems with finding the words, and remembering some names. | F | 38 | 12 years | 8/3/2006 | 5 | epilepsy, complex partial | I got a very bad rash when i was first put on it, and recently i have had short term memory loss and i sometimes have trouble getting my words out. those last two i dont actually think are from the lamictal though. i am also on topamax. lamictal works great for me though, i still have small seizures every now and then, but it works much better than anything ive ever been on, especially with the topamax. | The rash didnt last long at all, i just bought cream for it. Memory loss isnt bad at all, i just need someone to tweak it a bit and it'll come to me. The main problem i have is when i cant get my words out. it doesnt happen often but its frustrating, and i can get very nervous and shaky sometimes too talking to someone i dont know. otherwise its great for my seizures. | F | 21 | 11 years 600mg 2X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | epilepsy | dry mouth for a couple of weeks this passed | best thing to happen to me. Haven`t had major or minor fit since being on them. All other medication has left me feeling as if i am dopey and always a step behind the rest of the world now I am back to speed reading and drive | F | 47 | 11 years 100mg 2X day | 11/23/2011 | 5 | Bipolar | None | Lamictal eradicated my bipolar depression. Changed my life. | M | 53 | 11 years 100 MG 3X day | 6/15/2021 | 3 | Bipolar depression | Memory loss.trouble concentrating.still have alot of depression, | F | 40 | 11 years 300mg | 9/21/2019 | 5 | Bipolar | At times, insomnia. Severe short term memory loss. I feel dumb at times because I can never get my thoughts to match what comes from my mouth. | Try not to miss days of medication. Sudden withdrawal symptoms are horrible. Get weaned off slowly. | F | 36 | 10 years 400 mg | 5/20/2016 | 5 | Bipolar NOS & Self Injury Addiction | Sleepy during the day, otherwise no adverse side effects. Wears off over the span of years. Take at night. Do not miss a dose--take every day or else you will have a huge withdrawl hangover. | This medication saved my life. I started this medication in 2006 soon after being diagnosed with Bipolar NOS, also carrying in-tow a crippling self-injury addiction. I was not stable, my mood swings were uncontrollable, razors controlled my life, and I am still so thankful I didn't kill myself before finding help. I spend around 3-4 months trying medication after medication to stabalize me, but absolultly nothing was working. I was finally put on this medication (i did not get a rash even though I went straight up to a high dose), and it was immediately like night-and-day for me. I suddenly wasn't a slave to my emotional state, and my thoughts became more clear instead of being muffled. This medication gave me clarity when I had absolutely none. Of course, medication cannot cure addictions or change the way you think, but lamotrigine (I take the generic) gave me the stability I needed to start the process of quitting and the mental sharpness to see logic and sanilty when I was considering cutting. Otherwise, the craving just consumed everything. After only being on this medication for maybe 4-6 months and was put on 30mg abilify to 'seal the deal' if you will, I had cut down from cutting 2-4 times every single day to cutting once every 2-3 weeks. That was a huge deal for a stressed out, self-conscious high schooler like me. At around the 8th year, I had a huge mental illness/SI relapse while in college. I went to my psychaitrist regarding this and was put on a medium | F | 23 | 10 years 300mg 1X day | 1/26/2016 | 5 | Mood disorder and anxiety | None besides slower word recall, short term memory issues, insomnia but all worth it | Miracle drug. Keeps your moods stable. Concentrate better. No weight gain. No night sweats. No depression or anxiety spells. | F | 38 | 10 years 50 mg 1X day | 4/19/2023 | 5 | Bi-Polar | Stiff neck, blurry vision | Once I was on the full dose of 200mg the side effects went away, although I had to get my eyeglass prescription changed... Works fabulous. Gives me a sense of calm and that all is right with the world. Bad neckache if I skip a dose. | F | 46 | 10 years | 8/28/2009 | 5 | Lamicitin | Over the last 10 years I have gained weight, suffer from chronic insomnia, loss of libido, blurred vision, poor concentration, sleepy during the day, short tempered, hair loss, bad skin. I always believed my doctor when he told me that there were no side effects. I am releived to find other people who are experiencing what I am. So I am not crazy ! I am going to reduce my dosage and hopefully the side effects will reduce too. | I have been taking Lamictin for 10 years, I thought it was a miracle drug. It cured my mood swings, and all other symptoms that I suffer from as a result of right frontal lobe brain damage,caused by a motor vehicle accident. My doctor has always said there are no side effects, but now I realise that there are many side effects and many other people are experiencing them too. I am taking 300mg per day, but have decided to reduce my dosage to 200mg. After reading everyones, comments it seems to me that on 200mg the side effects will be greatly reduced. | F | 46 | 10 years | 9/25/2009 | 5 | bipolar | none | I love this med! I have had no side effects with this medication, which is amazing because I usually am very sensitive to meds. I have taken it for a long time, and have tried to ween off of it due to the cost. I was unable to do so as it always sent me into a deep depression. Staying on it has been the solution to the ugly depression side of the bipolar. | F | 37 | 10 years | 5/6/2009 | 5 | bipolar disorder | Nothing definite--perhaps a bit more clumsiness | This has been my wonder drug. Previously I took lithium and depakote. I was diagnosed as bipolar in 1985; the first ten years I was hospitalized half a dozen times. Since beginning on lamictal in January 1997, I haven't had a serious manic episode, and it is the only drug that has alleviated depression. | F | 62 | 10 years | 12/9/2007 | 5 | epilepsy | loss of appetite, loss of libido? | Well, am wondering why I don't have "any" side effects, although my husband is sure its the cause for my apparently reduced sex-drive, or was that the 3 kids? Anyway, anyone else have complaints regarding libido? I'm only taking 200mgs for pete's sake. | F | 34 | 10 years | 4/15/2008 | 5 | epilepsy | No side effects | I was previously on tegretol, which was an awful drug for me. I was always on edge with it and never knew when a seizure (complex partial) just might happen. After the switch to Lamictal, the world completely changed for the better. It's a beautiful thing to be under control - for years. Feel free to contact me if you'd like and I'll try to answer any questions you might have. | M | 44 | 10 years 100 2X day | 2/23/2011 | 5 | Epilepsy | Memory loss, hair thinning, rare bone crushing headache at night, loose train of thought easier, slightly dizzy when eyes closed. | Only had seizures at night - I think about 3 or 4 (memory loss). One when I tried weaning off. I've been attributing the hair thinning and memory loss to aging, but after reading these posts I'm not sure. The hair thinning is not too bad (yet) but worry some. Memory loss bothers me a lot though. My short term is getting pretty bad. The couple of headaches I've had (only at night while sleeping - like the seizures) were so bad I thought my head was going to explode, but I haven't had one like that for a few years - thank God. I have had severe joint pain, but was finally diagnosed with RA about 6 years ago. I never know what to attribute to Lamictal (generic for the past 2-3 years) vs age, etc. Over all I've been very happy with it. I agree with another "poster" who mentions that most people doing well with this drug probably don't check this web site, but I'm glad I finally did. A great forum! | M | 50 | 10 years 200 mg 2X day | 6/15/2010 | 5 | Seizures from Brain Tumor | I've been taking it so long I don't know what's a side effect of the medicine, and what's a side effect of getting older. But these are some of the negative symptoms I feel are caused from Lamictal: -Horrible nightmares (about 5 per week) -Frequent muscle cramps and backache -Poor short term memory | I take 400mg oer day to prevent seizures caused by a brain tumor which was removed about 12 years ago. After a few years of taking the medicine I went to the doctor to try and see if I could stop taking it. I started to taper off the dosage and all of the sudden I would get these periods of about a minute where I couldn't talk. I would be find otherwise but just could not get any words out. It was very akward, especially at work, or mid conversation with someone. Anyway we upped the dosage and I have been fine ever since. The nightmares I get are horrible though, and I think it's from the medicine. | M | 31 | 10 years | 1/5/2007 | 5 | Epilepsy | None | This has been the best drug I have taken for my epilepsy. It doesnt control my absence seizures - I am on Zarontin (ethosuzimide) for those :) | F | 26 | 10 years | 1/15/2006 | 4 | Partial seizures | Lamictal in combination with Keppra for 9 years solved all my problems. No side effects other than irritability and your usual anxiety. Ten times more effective than Trileptal (weight gain problems). HOWEVER, since being taken off of Keppra and bumped to Lamictal XR 200 once a day, I have decreased cognitive functioning and feel as if I am in a fog throughout the entire day. | All I want to do is sleep, all the time. I can take nap after nap and get 8, 9, 10, 12 hours of sleep a night and feel fatigued throughout the day. Seizure-free for 10+ years, but in the past 6 months having trouble with memory, word retrieval, articulation, and a general sense of disconnect with my surroundings. | F | 20 | 10 years 100 MG 2X day | 3/6/2013 | 4 | Epilepsy | Dizziness, short term memory loss, cognitive issues as in I have trouble connecting the dots when presented with a task, fatigue | Lately my side effect symptoms have gotten much worse. I can make logical connections to conditions presented with the software I test but only if I focus really hard. I can handle the dizziness by dragging my finger across the wall as I'm walking but the rest is hard to take without being nervous about keeping my job. I was on a website about overcoming the side effects of medication and one tiny line said there was evidence that cells in bad shape from poor diet and whatever else we've been doing to ourselves increased side effects. I'm starting a nine month cellular level detox to see if it helps. | F | 10 years 200 2X day | 8/25/2015 |