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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Bipolar II Rapid Cycling | Aggitation, Anxiety, Nausea, Insomnia, and ultimately Hypomania | This drug was a blessing initially, but turned out to be a disaster. It had a great calming effect when I started it or increased the dose, but then there was a huge antidepressant push with increased anxiety and aggitation as time went on. It ultimately gave me pretty bad hypomania. Has this happened to anybody else? Help! I want to take it but can't. | M | 33 | 9 months | 10/26/2007 | 2 | simple partial seizures/epilepsy | hand tremors, occasional double vision,sexual disfunction, and of course I still have those seizures. | I have had seizures since the age of 15 and have been on almost every drug and drug study possible. I had left tempral lobe surgery twice with no luck and a vagal nerve stimuator, again with no luck. My doctor recently put me on lamictal and I have had an increase in tremors and started to notice erectile disfunction and my wife and I have finally figured out what the problem was. | M | 44 | 9 months | 12/29/2008 | 2 | BP II | short term memory loss, loss of words and thought, sense of humor gone, fogginess/numbed out, joint aches and complete loss of labido. | I have been on 200mg for 9 months and have begun titrating off. I don't find any value in the drug that makes it worth living with the side effects. At this moment, I am struggling to form coherent sentences. This has been typical for the 9 months that I've been on the drug but atypical prior to that. The only other drug I take is 50mg of Pristiq. I am currently down to 125mg; tritating down by 25mg every 7 days. Going from 200mg to 150mg was very easy. My last reduction to 125mg has been rough. I have felt car sick every day, been catatonic and have had a mild headache. I take the drug at night and notice that I wake up ok but then the symptoms start around 10am and last until night time. I am counting the days until I am off of Lamictal. | M | 47 | 9 months | 7/31/2009 | 1 | Bipolar II | Trouble finding words, trouble reading, loss of sense of humor, feel stupid, extreme difficulty making all types of decisions, loss of interest and excitement. | I am now on an ADHD medication which has helped and made me positive, social, and motivated. I still have all these things present though, as I haven't been able to get off this drug yet. I break down and cry all the time because of how boring I have become and how I am such a shell of my former self. And, frequently, there are days where I feel so stupid I don't know what to do with myself. For example, I can be sitting on the couch, stuck in a position, with absolutely no idea what I am doing or what my intentions are, and it becomes terrifying to choose, say, whether to wash my hands or brush my teeth, even though I only need to do the latter. I am very often confused, and everything except the current day feels like it happened last week. I suppose it doesn't sound severe, but it is very debilitating and I feel so empty, like a bunch of my personality is missing. I will note that this got WORSE over the period of time I've been using it, not better, and worse as the dosage was increased as well. | M | 16 | 9 months 100 MG 1X day | 4/14/2013 | 1 | BiPolar | This med made things happen to my body that were insane. Mouth sore, rashes, cognitive slowing, slurred speech, unable to put simple sentences together, fungal infection, random infections. | I HATED!! this med. My doc kept syaing, don't worry. In the mean time I was taking medrol for the sores. Needed a leave of ab from my job as an executive. Friends kept asking what's wrong and I sweated like a pig. I was a little tired on Depakote but that's it. I'm back to that now. Thank God!! | M | 33 | 9 months | 7/18/2008 | 1 | depression | Death. Yes, I said death. Google this: " class action suit & lamictal internal combustion" Get off this drug!!! BUT DON"T DO IT NOW! or you will not sleep! You mind could start racing, and you may become manic. I have been taking this shit for 9 months - I thought it was the best thing known to man, it fixed my depression, but then gradually, I became more and more manic. I didn't sleep. I got in arguments with everyone cuz I was so irritable. I got called into my boss's office. Everyone was worried about me. I had neck pain, I slept all the time, I had no appetite, I didn't wanna do anything, I had no appetite, I was nauseated, then I started to lower my dose - then the real fun started - my thoughts were coming in so fast that I planned out the entire rest of my life detail by detail all night long - I cleaned out all my closets, I drove my friends nuts, I was a friggin' basket case. I didn't sleep AT ALL for 12 weeks. | feel free to email me at [email protected] I sincerely am going to make this my life's work to help everyone I can by spreading the word. Pfeiffer Treatment Center and Nutritional Weitht and Wellness are THE best places to obtain treatment - and I've been in this boat (i.e., I've had depression) since 1985. | F | 56 | 9 months | 7/6/2009 | 5 | Manic depressive Bipolar disorder | None. But alcohol does affect the purpose of drug. | I take 100 mg every morning along with Wellbutrin 150 mg SR. I have been progressing in my life. This was the answer to opening my future. | M | 25 | 8 months | 12/7/2009 | 5 | Bipolar/ Major Depression | none | This medication saved my life. I take this with Effexor and Seroquel (sp?). My doctor has incresed it when I start going down. I'm currently taking 800mg a day. | F | 31 | 8 months | 10/22/2007 | 5 | depression/mood swings | At 50 mg: Runny nose for a while after I take in morning, getting better now. Increased sexual desire which has been great. Pretty much non existant before. I am now at 100 mg and I am having terrible gas and uspset stomach. I have been on 100 mg for only 6 days and am hoping this will go away. Has anyone else had this? I have had trouble remembering some things and didn't even relate it to Lamictal. Have gone blank on names, couldn't remember my step-daughter's last name last week. That was scary. | I feel "normal" for the first time ever, I think. Feeling happy and calm. My mood swings were under control until about a month ago, hence the increase to 100 mg. My appetite has gone down with the increased dose and wouldn't mind a few pounds of weight loss. The gas at this point is very irritating and embarrassing. Anyone else on this? I've always had a sensitive stomach so I just am dealing with it. | F | 54 | 8 months | 9/25/2007 | 5 | Depression and anxiety | Hair loss | I've been on lamictal for months now, and it is so far the only drug that has helped my depression. I was on 500 mg up until a few weeks ago, when I noticed that I had lost a huge amount of hair right above my forehead. In certain lights it looks like I'm balding, awful. So my psych decreased my dose and added Wellbutrin. Honestly, I would rather lose every single hair on my head than be on Wellbutrin, which has been a nightmare. I think I will probably ask my psych to just put me back on lamictal. Again, the only drug that has helped me. It's been a life saver. | F | 22 | 8 months 300 mg | 12/2/2015 | 5 | bipolar II | Headache, perspiring during sleep, sleep interference (early mornings only, Eye strain (difficulties reading) | Despite side effects, I am grateful to have this drug, would like to know if anyone has solutions for headaches or any other of the side effects. | F | 43 | 8 months | 12/14/2004 | 5 | bipolar | minor difficulty finding words, stumbling over speech, mild nausea sometimes | This medication brought me out of a mixed state and has kept me really stable. It has helped me a LOT and I have very few side effects. | F | 27 | 8 months | 1/20/2007 | 5 | mixed bipolar state | none | After getting worse on zoloft and overmedicated on geodon to counteract the mania caused by the zoloft, Lamictal has stabilized my mood enough to allow me to benefit from therapy. | M | 16 | 8 months | 11/18/2006 | 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 | 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 | 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 Rapid Cycling | Hair loss, tender gums, anxiety, memory loss, problems articulating my thoughts, joint pain, swelling in extremities, vivid dreams, more frequent urination, dehydration, bruise easily, came off for 4 days and instantly sunk back into horrible depression | This is a fantastic drug. I have tried many others and have had no luck finding something to stabilize my moods. There are quite a few side effects, but well worth tolerating them. The anxiety is a bit annoying, but I am told that if I start on welbutrin that that should subside. | F | 24 | 8 months | 6/23/2006 | 5 | Bipolar I | Back pain, blurred vision, night sweats, short-term memory loss, sensation of water drops on skin. | My doctor told me there were no side effects using Lamictal. That is just wrong. But, he did me a big favor by putting me on this. I had a lot of side effects with Depakote also, but nowhere near the benefits. I am at 300mg day, taking 200 in the morning, and 100 at night. I have a lot of energy, and just feel good, which is a really odd thing for me. I feel like what I imagine a "normal" person feels like. If you are hesitant to use this, don't be. Any side effects are worth getting through. | M | 41 | 8 months | 10/5/2006 | 5 | refractory bipolar depression | nothing because of the allergic reaction to stimulation of seratonin in my brain with all antidepressants and litium and cabazatine and depacote and mifepristone. all antidepressants are poison and caused me to have radiofrequncy catheter ablation on my heart. lithium is deadly and the rest of seizure meds causes psychosis | gave me energy made me feel normal and happy like i was before the excrutating illness that i had-no more suicide attempt which scared be physically and emotionally since the age of 15.life ends at 15 and begins again at 45 | F | 45 | 8 months | 2/9/2005 | 5 | Bipolar, rapid cycling | slight mental fog | This medicaiton has helped level my moods quite well. I still have periods of up & down, but no where like I had been previously. | F | 30 | 8 months | 7/25/2007 |