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 |
| 4 | Bipolar Disorder | Headaches, tingling in hands and feet, minor memory loss. | I first wrote after six weeks when I was on 100mg. It has taken a few adjustments, but I've been at 250 for a week now and it's finally working. I'm less impulsive, less promiscuous, less moody, and I haven't had a drink since my last dosage increase. I had a few headaches and creepy tingling feelings when I started at 250, but they've since gone away. I'm glad something finally worked. | F | 19 | 3 months | 5/9/2008 | 3 | Bipolar II | shortness of breath; headaches; acne on face, neck and back; insomnia | F | 27 | 3 months | 11/4/2008 | 3 | bi polar (rapid cycling) | ACNE on my forehead which I never had before! Blurred vision and increased irritablity. I have felt more panic and anxiety, but I have always felt anxiuos so I can't tell if that is me or the drug. I have recently upped my dose from 150mg to 200mg and feel fuzzy and severely unenthused at times. I find myself getting irritated & angry about little things...which is very contrary to my nature. I have also had problems with weight gain, but that may be contributed to the Zyprexa I've been taking to help me sleep. If anyone is worried about weight gain do not take Zyprexa. I have noticed constipation and increased urination. I Haven't had problems sleeping or vivd nightmares yet. | I have a very hard time differenturating between the effects of the Lamictal and my own typical problems with anxiety and depression. Recently I had a panic attack that lasted seven days and had to be hospitalized. I am also 3 months sober after several years of heroin addiction so I am unable to tell how much of the irritation and mood swings are from getting sober and recovering from the damage I've done to my brain and what are the results of the Lamictal. | F | 23 | 3 months | 8/4/2007 | 3 | Junior Myoclonic Epilepsy | Extreme weight gain (10 lbs), hair loss, freaky dreams, memory loss, irregular sleeping patterns (only sleep for 4 or 5 hours), eye twitching, and can't stop taking it for even 2 days or else will have a gran mal seizure | Controls the epilepsy, but also makes it worse since you can't miss doses. All other epilepsy meds cause even more weight gain, so guess I have no choice. | F | 26 | 3 months | 1/22/2008 | 3 | "treatment resistant" depression | None | I am taking this med because of chronic but mild depression I've had for 10-15 years. I've tried a few other meds (Celexa, Zoloft & Welbutrin) with no noticible benefit. Can't tell for sure if the Lamictal is helping. I'm not as depressed as I was before I started it. I've also been trying talk therapy w/ a psychologist fairly regularly over the past year... started the Lamictal 3 months ago & continuing the Lamictal, but still depressed. Just today I started taking Wellbutrin again along w/ the Lamictal... hoping to see a noticable difference... trying to keep an open mind, but not placing any bets. | F | 38 | 3 months | 12/19/2007 | 3 | bipolar II | Acne--The big, hard bumps under the skin. ouch! Mild rashes, waking often in middle of night, eye twitches (but that could be 'cause I'm tired), random vomiting, dry and itchy skin. Very weepy--can cry at the drop of a hat. Irregular periods. | I do think Lamictal has leveled out my moods but I'm still waiting for the "anti-depressant" properties to kick in. My doc wants me to add in a little Prozac to help the sleep issues and the crying. I am most concerned about the breakouts I have been experiencing. I normally have FLAWLESS skin and always have. Even when I was a teen. I work in the skincare industry so I know I am doing all the right things to take care of my skin. I have experienced a few rashes on my neck also. Looks like contact dermatitis but the skin hasn't come in contact w/ anything. I have been getting headaches but I also haven't taken my Topamax in over a month. | F | 29 | 3 months | 12/29/2007 | 3 | Grand Mal Seizure | August 2009 while in the ER due to a 4 to 5 minute seizure (1st ever) my husband was given the loaded dose of Dilantin (in addition to morphine and Ativan). We saw our Neuro a few days after discharged from Hosp and she gave us a schedule to taper off Dilantin and start Lamictal XR 50mg and increase over 5 weeks to mtce dosage of 200mg. He's been taking 200mg of Lamictal for about 3 months now; some hair loss, dry scalp, has had several styes in one eye, more significant hand tremor (which was much less pronounced prior to Lamictal). His appetite did seem to increase initially, but he did not gain any weight. He's had cognitive decline for almost 6 years so not sure if Lamictal is adversely affecting memory. I don't like the fact he may have to be on anti-seizure medication forever, but don't want him to experience another seizure either. | M | 65 | 3 months | 11/29/2009 | 3 | Bipolar II | Constipation, excessive urination, extreme belly bloating (I looked pregnant), fatigue | F | 16 | 3 months 5 mg | 2/12/2014 | 3 | type II BPD | Inability to focus vision on fine details, some discoordination with fine motor tasks, abnormal liver functions, high triglycerides and cholesterol, and CRIPPLING BACK PAIN | I was excited to try this med as, like many people with BPD, I have a hard time taking SSRIs. It's claimed to be more effective against depressive episodes than more regularly prescribed BPD meds like Lithium, and it was. However, I gradually developed back pain during the slow dose increase used to start this medication. It started as a slight stiffness in my back, and I assumed I was just out of shape. Then it became painful, and I assumed I had hurt my back somehow, but didn't think the Lamictal had anything to do with it. By the time I got to 200mg, I was basically crippled and wondered each time I bent over whether that would be the time I wouldn't be able to stand back up- at 37 and fairly healthy, I knew something was wrong. In spite of pointing this out to various doctors and nurses, none of them seemed to make the connection, and it wasn't until I did my own research that I found that a VERY HIGH NUMBER of people have similar complaints, something like 1 in 12. At 200mg I had my blood checked, which revealed abnormal liver functioning, and high triglycerides and cholesterol. The doctors (all psych trained) didn't find that odd either. I have stopped taking the med and hope that sometime in the next month or so my back will recover and that the damage isn't permanent. So PLEASE recognize that your doctors are not all-knowing gods, and that the side effects of this med can creep up on you VERY slowly. | M | 37 | 3 months | 8/23/2009 | 3 | Bipolar 2 and anxiety | Really helped my anxiety but dramitcally increased my migraines. Now I have no anxiety but debilitating migraines daily. Not sure what I going to do | M | 56 | 3 months 150 | 7/13/2016 | 3 | Bi-polar | Like with Depakote it caused serious hair loss. I felt great but that caused me to stop using it. I just started back. Did no have weight gain. | F | 45 | 3 months 100 | 10/13/2015 | 3 | Seizures, depression, PTSD, anxiety | I have been experiencing a considerable amount of loss in coordination, I cant even walk in a straight line without teetering to one side and almost falling. My brain feels tingly and I get severely light headed when I move it up and down (and sometimes side to side).I have had terrible insomnia to the point of staying up for three days in a row. I sometimes get these moments of intense nausea where I feel like I'm going to throw up. I find myself increasingly zoning out of conversations and have a hard time retaining memories. I have noticed that my speech and conversational skills are lacking and I have begun to competely forget about how to pronounce certain words as well as remembering them. I have been having severe muscles pain in my shoulders and neck to the of point no being able to move them past a certain point. I have had minor weightloss and little to no appetite, sometimes I only eat one or no meals in a day. Currently I am at 250mg per day, but in two days I will increase to 300mg(150 in themorning and night). This making me worried because I fear my side effects will worsen to the point of injuring myself by simply walking/knocking into things and gaining an alarming severe vertigo when I move my head. Also I have developed a small bug bite like mark on my stomach and it kinda freaks me out because it might turn into a rash. | I have not had seizures, depressive episodes, or forceful intruding thoughts; but this might be short lived since I am only at 13 weeks. | F | 20 | 3 months I50mg 2X day | 5/4/2021 | 3 | bipolar 1 disorder | i have become even more irritated than before and i hardly have any side effects | it is ok to take only if it works i have been on lamictal since may 20 2005 and i am currently trying to get a higher dose to see if it will work then or they might just take me off it | F | 19 | 3 months | 7/19/2005 | 3 | bipolar II | memory loss (went away after ten days), rudeness, mania, lack of feeling, anger | at first, i loved the way it lifted my depression: i had some energy, i laughed, music sounded good, food had taste, etc. But now I've started getting really mean. i'm just saying whatever is on my mind, with no filter. It's like I'm a really energized negative person. Yuck. | F | 35 | 3 months | 12/17/2004 | 3 | Bipolar II, ADHD | Increased sweating(marginal),vivid dreams | Increased to 200mg dose for almost 2mo.Noticing increased anger issues,negative thoughts,constant complaing and irritation. I am used to having these feelings but I can't seem to be able to shake them. I also haven't worked in months, no ambition.Relationship with sig. other on the rocks(understandably),uncomfortable with self as well due to moods, afraid to be around people.Hoping an increased dose will benefit before I lose everything I love.Remind myself of my father,that realization is most frightening.(Verdict still out on BII diognostic;naive to prejudice that accompanies the term "bipolar") | F | 35 | 3 months | 2/19/2007 | 3 | Bipolar I - Bipolar II | Vivid dreams (pleasant ones though), occasional night sweats (severe), constant urination and much more frequent bowl movements (which is great because I suffer from severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome) | I was only diagnosed 6 months ago (doc says I'm in between a I and a II), and this diagnosis sure does explain a lot! I'm only at 100 mg per day and at this dosage, I feel kind of "flat" with some mild break through depression. I had hoped that my "normal" was a little on the higher end, but maybe it is too early to tell. I'm afraid to go to a higher dosage because I see that cystic lesions are a side effect, and I already HAVE that. I'd like to hear from someone else who had severe IBS as a symptom of bipolar disorder. | F | 45 | 3 months | 4/6/2007 | 3 | depression and anxiety | I have dry mouth which is causing burning mouth syndrome and an extremely bitter/mettallic taste in my mouth all day and all night long. It's awful. Has anyone else experienced this? | It's been somewhat effective for the depression and anxiety. I am feeling great emotionally again but the mouth problem is making me so miserable I can barely stand it. | F | 58 | 3 months | 5/10/2007 | 3 | rage? mood stabilizer | I am on two drugs, topamax (75mg and lamictal 250mg) I like the more calm, rational feelings I get now when faced with conflict. Its hard to determine which side effects are from which. I cannot drink carbonated drinks, I get dizzy sometimes when standing up quickly, I get tingles in my hands/feet, I have a hard time finding the right words, and found in the beginning hard to spell longer words. I have to read over things I write to make sure my sentences make sense now too. | I am on two drugs, as mentioned, and I dont know which drug is doing the work! We are lowerin my dosage of the lamictal and I am afraid of doing that because I dont want to go back to how I was before. Id yell at my daughter and I would get angry very easily. Recently I have also had an increase of getting nervous when calling potential clients on the phone. I am at a loss for speaking slowly and clearly. I am in sales so that is very important. If anyome has suggestions please email me!!! | F | 27 | 3 months | 2/19/2005 | 3 | Bipolar II | slight acne, sleeplessnes, tremors, easy bruising and trouble with my balance. | not sure if it's working. no depression, but a few hypomanic episodes (which i kind of like sometimes) i was on risperal, but it ruined my memory. this seems to bring it back. | F | 3 | 3 months | 12/9/2005 | 3 | Bi-polar | Some itching in the beginning but could be psychosomatic. | I am able to think more clearly. Less of the thoughts racing. Easier verbal communication. But it's nothing amazing to tell the truth. I'm coming off SNRI's and SSRI's. So compared with the "bubble" those antidepressants cause, this is a mild drug (thus far). | M | 31 | 3 months 150 1X day | 2/14/2013 |