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 | bipolar | none | wonder drug. wouldnt be able to live a normal life without it. have tried all sorts of other mood stabilizers and none were effective like this one. feel sorry for the people who had sensitivity to the side effects of this med. because it works great! | F | 35 | 2 years 300 mg 1X day | 10/1/2012 | 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 | bp | Short term memory loss (most times people will ask me if I remember something and I will say no but them after thinking about it a while I remember.) headache's, trouble sleeping, involuntary muscle tremor's in arms...not often. looses my train of thought in the middle of a sentence, sometimes I zone out. my bp cocktail is... 200 mg lamictal, 300 mg of wellbutrin, 10 mg of paxil and 3 mg lunesta | Lamictal saved my life and my family. I almost lost everything. I didn't want to admitt that I was bp, but about 2 yrs ago I hit rock bottom. All side effects are worth my mental, emotional and mood stabilization. Everyone has seen the "before and after" lamictal and hands down they prefer me now. I thought everyone loved me when I was on a bp high I didn't realize how wreckless I was, my judgment was very poor. Now I don't have compulsive actions and I feel "in control" of things. | F | 37 | 2 years | 3/1/2007 | 5 | med-resistant depression | insomnia, agitation, rash? | After taking almost every antidepressant under the sun over the last 14 years, Lamictal has worked a miracle for me. It actually stopped my latest depression without the months of slow recovery. I take 450mg of Lamictal daily, all at night (which I think might be part of the insomnia problem). I also take 1350mg of Lithium and 300mg of Welbutrin. My agitation feels like a twitch, but I'm not actually twitching. Although I'm sleeping several hours less a night than I do normally, I don't feel tired during the day. ABOUT THE RASH: After taking Lamictal for about three months I developed tiny pink blisters around my neck. My psych., primary care, and a dermatologist disagreed about the rash's cause so I stopped taking Lamictal just in case. Six weeks later I started again, twice as slowly, and have had no more problems. | F | 34 | 2 years | 1/12/2007 | 5 | Seizures | Skin sensitivity came on after a year at 150 mg, but lessened considerably at 125 mg. Joint stiffness and pain has become very noticeable after 2 years. | Very effective at controlling my seizures. Tegretol and Dilantin had no effect on them. Each body is different. | M | 51 | 2 years | 7/29/2006 | 5 | complicated migraine and BPII | Difficulty finding the right words, short-term memory loss, transient hair loss, mild acne, petechiae, some clumsiness and balance problems. | I have been taking Lamictal for almost 2 years now. Prior to this, I was taking Depakote and in less than a few months began the typical Depakote weight gain and displayed signs of polycystic ovary syndrome. Lamictal is nearly as effective as Depakote in treating my migraines (symptoms include facial numbness, negative visual aura, and loss of coordination of right arm). About once a month, I have some mild neurological symptoms associated with migraine but they last less than a day. I have found on occasion that I am hypomanic while on the Lamictal, but it has also helped me with mild depression. Despite the clumsiness, memory and word issues, and hair loss, I would recommend this medication above any other I have tried (lithium, tegretol, and depakote). | F | 25 | 2 years | 8/1/2006 | 5 | Bipolar Mixed | Acne (take medication to keep it under control)and muscle aches (much better but still experience aches after 2 years). I can think clearly. | The first few weeks I was on the medication I thought I was going to die from diarrhea. I couldn't leave the house it was so bad. The muscle aches were horrible as well. I find that if I exercise regularly the aches almost disappear. When I stop exercising they come back. I have tried many other meds and this one is worth taking. I will deal with the aches and the acne because I feel | F | 34 | 2 years | 7/22/2005 | 5 | Bipolar 1 | I have not had any side effects other than being tired if I take it in the morning and noticeable mood change if I miss a dose or two. My swings are mostly rapid-cycle/ultra-rapid. This medication has worked to subside the swings. The only thing I do notice is that I still have mood swings around the time of my period. They are not as bad as they used to be, however. I just give my family and friends the "heads up" when it is that time of the month. | Lamictal is the only medication I take for my disorder and I only take 50mg. I have been on the medication since Dec 2006, so it has been nearly two years. I did A LOT of homework before electing this medication and learned that it is imperative to take the smallest possible dose (about 5mg) to start out for the first 2 weeks to a month. Then increase to 10mg, then 25, etc. I have taken 100mg when I forgot a dose the day before in order to bring my level back up, with no side effects. But taking 100mg for me is very rare. I do well on 50mg. There are consequences/other/increased side effects to using Lamictal with other anti-depressents or mood stablizers, so I haven't used anything else, and I won't. If you are suffering side effects such as (but not all inclusive) hair loss, rash, burning sensations, sores in the mouth, nose, eyes, etc., nausea, vomitting, Diarrhoea...or anything else that is new for you.....CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR. You may be developing Steven-Johnson | F | 38 | 2 years | 10/23/2008 | 5 | BIPOLAR, DEPRESSION,OCD, | SWOLLEN LYMPH NODES, ACNE ON SHOULDERS(BAD), FEVER, FACIAL NUMBNESS | THIS DRUG WORKED VERY WELL FOR ME. I HAD TO STOP IT DUE TO SWOLLEN GLANDS EVERYWHERE- PUT ME IN THE ER | F | 23 | 2 years | 10/24/2008 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Intense Dreams, Heavy Night Sweats, Random (But Definite) Memory Loss, Acne (-like?) Flare-ups on Upper Cheeks and Chest, Possible Connection to Repetitive Sinus Problems, Slight Mental Haziness... | Do not allow my lengthy list of side-effects to discourage you from taking this medication... - It has literally changed my life! Before I began taking Lamictal, bipolar disorder had made a complete mess of my life...countless destroyed relationships, constant thoughts of suicide, drug abuse, failing grades, uncontrollable insomnia, dangerously impulsive, etc. No other medications were working. Finally, my doctor led me to Lamictal. Within a few weeks, many of my symptoms were gone!! The side-effects are definitely frustrating, but they could increase ten-fold and I would still be an avid supporter of Lamictal. | F | 21 | 2 years | 6/25/2005 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder Type II | It seems to have helped my OCD. | M | 69 | 2 years | 10/4/2007 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Started on a low dose of 25 mg and increased over time. With each increase I'd experience about 3 days of headaches. When I reached the 200 mg level the anxiety/revved up feeling became overwhelming,so went back to 150 mg. Am back up to 200 mg again and doing well.Other than an initial period of short-term memory loss, I haven't really been bothered with unusual side effects. | Does a very good job stabilizing my mood. | F | 39 | 2 years | 2/2/2005 | 5 | bipolar 1 | some hairloss early on, resolved over time | Best yet. Stable for 2+ yrs. Wonderful that it helps with depression. Nice to only take one med. | F | 51 | 2 years | 2/11/2005 | 5 | seizures | EXCESSIVE NIGHT SWEATS, maybe acne (not sure if that's the cause) | I feel like lamictal is a wonder drug. After trying other anti-convulsant medications (carbatrol, etc) that put me in a constant fog and adversely affected my memory and concentration, starting this drug made me feel like I got my life back AND it controls my seizures. But the excessive night sweats are AWFUL. I actually found this site because I was trying to figure out what was causing them. | F | 30 | 2 years | 1/12/2005 | 5 | for bi-polar I | i haven't had any side effects that i have noticed. when i read some of the comments here i found that i may have a few. night sweats, but not sure if that is due to age; menapause. i did have headaches for maybe the first few months after i started taking it. i have insomnia at times. no other side effects that i can tell. | i was prescribed lamictal a little over two years ago. i felt like it was a myracle drug for me. i have taken several other medications before i began taking lamictal. i took lithium for seven years and felt numb most of the seven years i took it. i have so much more energy. i am much more outgoing. i am happier now. i feel i have my life back. i feel better than i have felt since i was diagnosed with bi-polar nineteen years ago. i have had a severe episode with depression and was suicidal. i've had two severe episodes with mania where i was totally out of reality. in between the severe episodes i stayed mostly depressed, but did have mania some too. i have finally come to terms with my bi-polar and i make sure i go to see my doctor and take my medication the way i'm suppose to, cause for so many years i did not want to take my medications and was in denial that i was bi-polar. best wishes to all of you. | F | 45 | 2 years | 5/9/2007 | 5 | bipolar disorder rapid cycling | initially i had some side effects when i would increase the dosage. i would get painful sores in my mouth but they would go away after a few days.once up to 100mg no more side effects even when uping the dose. no weight gain no sexual side effects which alot of other mood stabilizers tend to do. | This drug has been a miracle for me. it has helped immensly in controling my rapid cycling. most of the time its the only drug i need. ocassionally i take ativan for anxiety but not very often.it really seems to help the depression side of bipolar with out throwing you into mania like some SSRIs. i take 200mg at night and 100mg in the morning. | F | 24 | 2 years | 2/15/2007 | 5 | Depression | Vivid Dreams at onset | Added Lamictal to Zoloft regimen 2 yrs. ago, then switched from Zoloft to Effexor XR a yr. ago. Now, I take 200 Lamictal + 187.5 Effexor XR, and things are much smoother. It's not a cure-all, but former life irritants (work, other people!) are now mild annoyances, if anything. Tried "weaning" myself to 175 mg a month ago, but noticed recurring irritability, depression. Went back to 200 mg. a week ago, and feel much better. I'm incredibly sensitive to most drugs. A question: I see some people take their doses once-a-day, and others twice. I take mine once, but what's the conventional wisdom on this? (I know it has a short half-life). | M | 38 | 2 years | 4/22/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II | Has anyone else experienced weight loss while on Lamictal? Understand, that's a good thing for me(!) but I wondered if it might be the drug...I take 250mg daily. | F | 56 | 2 years | 5/20/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II/Bulimia | None whatsoever! | After several years of trying different medications (including Lithium, Risperdal, Abilify, Topamax), I have finally found an Rx that has saved my life. Most of the previously listed meds made me gain weight, decreased my sex drive, made me "ditsy" and realy interfered with my life in general. If anything, those meds made me worse. Lamictal has not only helped my bipolar depression but has also helped me conquer my eating disorder. | F | 23 | 2 years | 7/26/2007 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | I take a combination of drugs so to pin anyone side effect on lamictal would be difficult. I have vivid lucid (pleasant) dreams which could also be attributed to lamictal or Seroquel. I have a decreased libido, but I blame that on the Zoloft | I lived with anxiety Depression and OCD for 8 years. I take 200 MG's and this drug and it is a life saver. It stopped my uncontrollable outburst in public, my suicidal thoughts, and my nervous shaking hand. I can go outside and not feel like I am constantly under attack or like someone is going to punch me in the back of the head. For the most part I feel great and like a normalish person. I wouldn't write this drug off it has enormous benefits, the side effects are a little price to pay for greater good this drug does. | M | 26 | 2 years | 4/11/2007 |