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 | antiepileptic | Hair thinning,I get extremly worked within a minute I can go from 0percent to 100 percent.I have to then try to calm myself down I become anvious to quick.short term memory loss,I could forget where I left something even if it was just 5minutes ago. | F | 35 | 10 years 200mg | 1/27/2012 | 1 | mood stabalizer | 6 mo after taking drug I was diagnosed w/ fibromyalgia. Now after Nortryptiline 1 yr, Lyrica 7 yrs, and Savella 1 yr I want to try and have a baby, so I go off everything but my birthcontrol. It's been 3 weeks and my pain is cut in half. I am besides myself at the prospect of this drug causing the pain that led to a misdiagnosis of 10 yrs....My fear is I won't completely recover and be damaged forever. I have excellent doctors, how can this be? | it worked for my bi polar | F | 34 | 10 years 50 2X day | 12/15/2012 | 1 | Epilepsy | Tardive dyskinesia, rigidity walking up stairs, trouble moving eyes, slowed breathing, twitching in legs, feet, fingers and wrists, graying hair, dry skin, yellowing skin, orthostatic hypotension, urinary problems, gum problems, confusion, memory problems, palpitations | I was on this drug for 18 years, not 10. I would not recommend Lamictal to anyone on this planet, for any reason. It is pure poison. The fact that I am off of it is a miracle I thank God for every day. There is permanent, serious damage from Lamictal, to be sure. I am so grateful to be free of this evil drug. | F | 44 | 10 years 200 mg | 2/2/2016 | 1 | Bipolar | Short term memory loss, dizziness, off balance, clumsy, short tempered, foggy, unfocused. Now going through withdrawl after trying to come off the drug: nausea, achiness, chills, grinding teeth, irritated, flat emotions, insomnia. | I have been taking Lamictal for over 10 years. I was originally diagnosed with biplor, although since then I think I have been diagnosed with pretty much every mental disorder you can think of at one time or another. My symptoms aren't that bad...mood swings, addictive personality, impulsivity, assumed manic episodes. Lately there have been some reasons I decided to get off it. First, my short-term memory seemed to be getting worse, and I have been having problems with speech and my head is not as clear as it used to be. I am a successful business woman and not being able to speak correctly and be articulate is not an option. I also have been loosing everything - keys, phone, etc. I knew something wasn't right but my doctor insisted that it was all in my head and not due to the medication. Then I started my own research and here I am - with all these comments on this website referring to memory loss and cognitive difficulties. Guess I was right. Also, I am a serious technical scuba div | F | 32 | 10 years | 11/14/2007 | 5 | Epilepsy | None. | Excellent medication. I have complex partial seizure disorder. I was on tegretol for many years and it was a horrible medication for me. With tegretol, I always felt like I was "on the edge" and seizures seemed to come at any random time. Lamictal was first started as a supplementary medication and I almost instantly noticed the change. Within a few months, my neurologist stopped the tegretol altogether and my seizures are a thing of the past. | M | 42 | 9 years | 8/29/2009 | 5 | partial seizures | Short term memory loss and now after being on it for 9 years I have some long term memory loss. Chunks of time gone. Severe night sweats began in my late 30s. Easily bruise. Slower to process things. Keeps me on an even keel most of the time emotionally. | It has given me my life back. Depakoate was horrible, but I love Lamictal and inspite of the side effects, I will continue to take it. | F | 42 | 9 years | 5/13/2005 | 3 | Mood stabilizer | I can no longer get buzzed on coffee nor alcohol. I cannot have an orgasm. I have become a shell of a woman. | Want to go off. I am on Abilify. Good cocktail … or too much? | F | 56 | 9 years 600 mg | 1/20/2016 | 2 | Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy | If you want me to briefly everything bad they wrote read... I gained more weight than 10 pounds. i went on birth control... went anorexic/severe depression/anxiety attacks(not as bad now) because the interaction went from size 20 to a 6 in 3 months and i went from perfect teeth to all my molars are cavities...the weight is back dont be jealous. migraines daily, sunlight hurts causes head aches, loud noises cause painful ear aches, sex hurts, shortness of breth from the freaking out of my heart beating to fast | my neurologist wont prescribe me anymore meds cause they interact with the 2 i'm on so bad.... depression and everything is horrible... skin is crawling, aching, memory gone, i went from an A student to barely passing high school with c's & d's .... so i hate it 400mg daily .... zonegran 400 mg daily dr tells me she wont change it cause it works for the seizures i'm the one suffering though. i would rather have a seizure those i dont feel all day i've been on it forever diagnosed at 12 tried ...tegretol, neurotin previously with other dr's CURE IS WORSE THAN THE CAUSE SOMETIMES | F | 24 | 9 years | 5/25/2008 | 2 | Bipolar | I've taken Lamictal for 9 yrs and have experienced: weight gain (50 pounds), memory loss, sleeplessness, anxiety, phobias, and continued depression. Why do doctors think it's better to give up mania but they don't care about depression, weight gain and memory loss? I never miss taking my meds - however, I'm demanding they change me to something else. I have tried combinations including: Cymbalta, Effexor, Abilify, Depokote, Wellbutrin and a ton of others I can't remember or spell! Again, no memory! | I've been taking Lamical for 9 years and over the past three years things have started to go bad - especially my memory. Can't remember names or how to spell simple words. Big loss in concentration. I feel like I'm floating and at times I feel a heaviness to my body. WEIGHT GAIN! I've gained over 50 pounds since I started taking Lamictal. If that doesn't make a person depressed, nothing will. BTW, 200 mg of Selenium for 3 weeks will stop hair loss. 1000/2000 mg of Omega 3 will stop dry eye and dry skin (won't hurt you, check it out). Now I'm becoming phobic. At times I'm afraid to drive, look in mirrors and leave my house. In case you're wondering, my shrink doesn't think this is bad enough to take me off or change meds. I have a hard time falling asleep and when I do I sleep only a few hours and have very vivid dreams. I've taken 10 to 20 mg of Ambien every night for 10 years (doctor ordered)! So, here's my suggestion: For a week or two, keep a journal of your habits, thoughts, mood, memory loss - times of day you experience these - whatever you want to measure, read over it every now and then to see if you're getting better or worse. Use it as your own gage to your mental health and talk with your doctor, family and friends to see if they are seeing the same behavior. Without a journal it'll be difficult to remember what you want to talk with your doctor about. Doing this has helped me build a case to stop taking Lamictal and become an active participant in my care. | F | 49 | 9 years 400 mg 2X day | 4/16/2010 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder II/OCD | I have experienced no side effects from this medication. | Taking lamictal has definately helped me keep my Bipolar Disorder and the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder under control. There is no cure for it so I just have to take medication to help with the symptoms. Don't get me wrong my days are a heck of a lot better on medicine than off. I still have some mood swings but they are teenie compared to where I was a little over 10 years ago! Every person is affected differently by this illness and you should follow the advise of your doctor! I had a multitude of medical testing before Bipolar Disorder was diagnosed. I have a much better outlook on my life! | F | 52 | 8 years 200 mg 1X day | 6/5/2011 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder-extreme depression | No side effects. | It changed my life, I never thought a day would pass where I wasn't actively suicidal--with Lamictal the suicidal thoughts ended after almost a decade of pain. I will take it until I die. | F | 29 | 8 years 200mg 1X day | 9/15/2011 | 5 | Bipolar II, Narcolepsy | Some drowsiness, appetite loss, minor rash on start up which cleared up after a couple of weeks. | Lamictal was the the sixth mood stabilizer my psychiatrist prescribed me after the previous five caused problematic reactions. It was the most effective medication I have been prescribed for treating my rabid cycling bipolar II. I was diagnosed with narcolepsy 6 years after I started taking lamictal, and discovered that the lamictal had been preventing catapletic episodes, along with the bipolar treatment. | F | 24 | 8 years 300MG 1X day | 11/15/2012 | 5 | BP-II | Benefits: **Cancelled chronic depression** Strong vivid dreams (good for me) I'm now focused, disciplined, organized and taking care of myself physically (essential to long term management of my illness). Side effects: I may be having a slight problem with jumbled speech, but my thoughts are coherent, and I'm able to catch my mistakes and correct them (something you rarely do when in the grip of mania). Lamictal may also be causing me some insomnia, so I take the dose (500 mg) in the morning, and take a sleep aid at night. Possible interactions: Gabapenten tolerance excellent. Abilify caused extreme hypomania. I stopped Abilify after only one month. Seroquel (100-200mg) caused severe tardive kinesis, sluggish thought, impaired short term memory, and sleepiness. | I've been taking the drug since about 1999 with excellent results and minimal side effects. Mood stabilization is excellent. Anti depressive effects are excellent. In short, this drug is a god-send for me. | M | 35 | 8 years | 5/31/2007 | 5 | seizures | Upon initial tx with lamictal, i experienced Some loss of coordination which subsided after 3-4 days. | I like this medication. I have taken 2 others before this one and other than the increased clumsiness upon inital tx and when i resume taking it after forgetting it for a day, I have no complaints. I have taken it for over 8 years and am very happy with it | F | 39 | 8 years 100mg | 5/12/2015 | 5 | Bipolar 1 | None really | This med acted like a sugar pill for years. Didnt work at all. Dosage was increased upwards gradually and positive effects started to show. I`m at the ceiling of the dosage range.. Helps with unmotivation, depressive moods and stress induced anxiety too, to some degree. What i like about this med is no weight gain, no tiredness, drowsyness | M | 39 | 8 years 200 2X day | 9/2/2022 | 4 | Bipolar type 2 | Weight gain. I was prone to that anyway but I have less motivation now to deal with it! More skin problems (dermatitis etc) But it has made me a better person, better mum and I no longer suffer terrible depression. I'm also much more sensible and rarely ever drink now (Lamictal hangovers are not worth it!). | Everyone is different. Give it a go and see if it helps. | F | 43 | 8 years 100 mg 2X day | 8/2/2020 | 4 | Depression, bi-polar II | In general I have had very few obvious physical side effects from the medication. I am hyper-sensitive to most pharmaceuticals and this is pretty much the only psych med I have ever tolerated. However it has a mood blunting affect at a higher dose (I was on 200mg for 3 years) and this was apparent to friends and family. 100mg is ok for the most part. | One significant down side of this medication is that it has absolutely killed my creative drive and creative expansive mind. I no longer have the ability to fantasize and let my mind wander. It’s a weird effect but a real one. On the flip side, bi-polar is no joke so I pretty much have had to accept that the benefits of staying on a reasonably low dose of this medication outweighs the truly significant creative loss I’ve experienced from it. | F | 48 | 8 years 100 | 4/26/2020 | 4 | bipolar II | I do have coordination problems that I never had before, which is discouraging. And, my libido has been too low | I have suffered from some kind of mood disorder all my life, but could not sift through the unique combination of symptoms, and the fact that the manic side was more rapid cycling hypomania than anything more severe. I started on Zoloft at the age of 40, and it changed my world... the veil of sorrow and inferiority lifted! Amazing. BUT, it kicked me into the first full manic episode I ever had. Had to come off the Zoloft, and missed it for so long. Eventually, I went on Lamictal, after it became clear that I had the highs and lows.... though far more lows than highs. Lamictal has established both a ceiling for any manic tendencies, and a floor for depression, below which I do not seem to fall. I am pleased with that. I am not stuck in my bed crying and dysfunctional. Nor am I embarrassing myself barking and over-reacting in business meetings... I'm back on Zoloft again, after trying another antidepressant for a long time, trying to make it work, and just not feeling good enough. | F | 51 | 8 years | 5/5/2008 | 4 | Epilepsy (Complex Partial Seizures) | Double vision and dizziness at a dosage of 100 mg, qid (4 times daily). These side effects are now not taking place at a dosage of 50 mg, tid (3 times daily). | Lamictal is being taken along with Depakote. Depakote is being taken at a dosage of 500 mg. tid (3 times daily). Complex Partial Seizures have continued to take place from approximately 1 to 6 weeks. Most of the time only 1 seizure takes place each time. | M | 54 | 8 years | 12/17/2004 | 4 | Bipolar II | Slight short-term memory loss on brand name. When switched to generic (as insurance made me), started having body aches and depression came back to point of suicidal thoughts. | I had GREAT success with the brand name Lamictal but when switched to generic "Dr. Reddy's Lab," my depression came back along with body aches like I had the flu. I began tapering off the 200 mg I was on and at 100 mg, the aches were gone but the depression not only came back but so did slight hypomania in rapid cycling form. My recommendation is for anyone considering going on this med it to be sure your dr. says "no substitutes" on your RX form and gets you the brand name form. I had came across crazymeds.org and there it is said that the "Dr. Reddy's" is so useless, it's like a placebo. This med worked great under the BRAND NAME. If you wanna try this med, get the the real thing. Also, it was after being switched to the generic that I quickly gained 10 lbs. I read this has happened with others. | F | 35 | 8 years 200 mg 1X day | 1/6/2012 |