LAMICTAL Reviews (LAMOTRIGINE)Average Rating: 3.4 (1917 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LAMICTAL with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by length of time drug was taken longest to shortest. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 |
More on LAMICTAL: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Bipolar II | While increasing dose: mental fog, tired, neck ache, headache, memory impairment. Now at 150mg for 1mo. and most side effects have subsided. | Much less mood fluctuation throughout the day. Allowed me to decrease Lithium from 1200 to 900mg w/out adverse effects. Things don't bother me or affect my mood as much as they used to. Feel much more emotionally stable. | F | 27 | 1 months | 11/6/2007 | 4 | Epilepsy | Dizziness,nausea,weakness,insomnia | I recently started taking Lamictal while on Keppra so far no seizures for a month but I am having trouble falling asleep at night, i'm lucky if I eat one meal a day, and i'm starting to get dizzy also i'm up to 100mg of lamictal and i'm on 3500mg of Keppra..I have 4 more weeks and I will be only to the starting dose of 200mg | F | 20 | 1 months | 7/13/2008 | 4 | seizures | nothing that we haven't dealt with from other seizure meds. probably fewer side effects than before | Our son was diagnose with epilepsy in August of this year. He has had 12 "big" seizures, of which 6 were grand mals (tonic clonic's and the other 6 have been complex partials). He has had absent seizures for years and is still having a couple per day, but nothing like before. He also experiences myoclonic jerks a few times per day. His first med. was depakote and that was a nightmare. He was like a "mean drunk". He couldn't function at all and was still having seizues. We added topamax and that doesn't have the best side effects. It causes trouble with school and some aggressive and impulsive behavior. He is going down on the depakote and will be totally off it next week. He is maxed out on the topamax. We started lamictal a month ago and are going up on it very, very slowly. He did have a seizure on it, but we are not at max. dose yet, so I wasn't surprised. If I had to say whether or not to give lamictal a try, I would say to do so. | M | 11 | 1 months | 11/13/2005 | 4 | depression, anxiety | none so far. | started at 25mg then fifty, now 100 for 1 week so far. I think I'm a bit more calm, more focused/relaxed. I have suffered for years and NOTHING has worked. The side effects of past perscriptions were horrible. I am really hoping and praying this is the one. | M | 53 | 1 months 100mg 1X day | 6/14/2010 | 4 | Bi Polar II disorder/ Anxiety | short term memory loss, inability to focus for long periods of time, concentration problems, forgetting words mid-sentence. Overall, forgetfulness, easy bruising. | I self-diagnosed myself as BP II a few years ago and after taking cymbalta (made me want to kill myself) and then Wellbutrin, I quit meds entirely. However, following that came the destruction of several relationships, out of control spending, and intense periods of irritablity where I would flip out over absolutely NOTHING, I realized I needed help. I went to my Dr. and he put me back on Wellbutrin - mistake, I quit smoking but my rapid cycling went out of control. I was up and down, up and down... sometimes every few minutes. After doing this for about 5 months - I went back and told him what was going on. He explained that with BP people, Wellbutrin (300mg daily) often makes them cycle even faster. He gave me Lamictal (because I demanded I be put on something that did not make me gain ANY weight) and Klonopins (1mg a day) for my anxiety and OCD thoughts. At first I didn't notice much of a difference but now my life is completely different. I didn't realize how miserable I was before! My mood swings are very rare now. The only concern my doctor had was the fact that in 2 weeks I lost 15 pounds - all 3 of these drugs decreased my desire to eat and I'm basically living on salad and hard boiled eggs (WTF?!) A month later and I'm down about 18 pounds and I feel great. I'm 5'2 and went from 140 to 122. I''m also having bad bruising and I'm being tested to make sure Lamictal isn't supressing my blood platelets. Otherwise, I wouldn't change a thing about my meds and so far so good | F | 25 | 1 months 100mg 1X day | 3/7/2010 | 4 | Hypomania | Itchy on my arms but no rash; maybe my drowsiness while driving is related, not sure. I also have been experiencing more frequent hot flashes. I didn't realize that hot flashes could be a side effect of this drug. | I really noticed a huge difference in my moods and thought patterns. I can think clearer and stay focussed longer; less distractable. I really am glad I "found" this medicine. My son, who has Bi Polar II, has just started taking it and is noticing positive effects. | F | 53 | 1 months | 10/14/2005 | 4 | Petit Mall Seizures | Just recently I've experienced blurred vision. I have always had perfect eye sight so this scares me. I also feel dizzy and faint when outside in the heat. I usually can't take the heat but it has never been this extreme. I also had my first Grand Mal seizure a few weeks after I started taking it. | I used to take Zarontin when I was in the 4th grade until I was a senior in high school. I stopped having seizures and did not have to take medication. It wasn't until I turned 21 and started drinking a lot and not getting sleep that they came back. The doctor put me on Lamictal and it has been hard for me to keep up with taking it. I had a grand mal seizure.... it scared the crap out of me so now I take it religiously. I have been taking it for a month now so we will see how it goes.... | F | 21 | 1 months | 6/7/2006 | 4 | Bipolar II | tiny burn marks on my arms and legs (looks like someone bumped me lightly with a cigerette); itcy dry skin; bad acne; - most happened when doc told me to increase from 50mg to 100mg in one day!! Still these things happen, but not as often or as bad. | It gave me my life back. It saved me from loosing my business due to sleeping 15 hours a day when on depakote. I feel pretty darn normal. Having some type of rash/reactions at times, but this stuff is just worth the risks. I think I'd rather die that go back to the depression and feeling like a zombie like I did before. | F | 34 | 1 months | 1/9/2007 | 4 | mood issues | None | I have been on Lamictal for just a month. I started with 25 mg for 2 weeks, increased to 50 mg for 2 weeks and then went to 100 mg once a day about a week ago. The day after I went to 100 mg I noticed a major change in moods. I felt positive for the first time in quite a while. I will stay at 100 as long as I continue feeling this way. The dr said to increase to 100 mg twice a day if I start noticing decrease effectiveness. | M | 43 | 1 months | 6/24/2005 | 3 | depression and anxiety | anger and agitation. Imagined verbal fights. | F | 1 months | 10/11/2006 | 3 | Rapid Cycling BP 2 | Hair loss. Its been one month and its getting worse and worse. I just started taking selenium and zinc which supposedly slows down or stops hair loss. It really sucks though because this medicine has really helped stabilize the mood swings and calm down the anxiety. | Started working the 2nd day I took it. if it didn't cause such alarming hair loss I'd say its great. | M | 19 | 1 months | 8/21/2007 | 3 | Unspecified Seizure Disorder | trouble sleeping, concentrating, bad memory, mood swings, shakes | taking morning and night, about a few hours before scheduled to take night dosage I get bad mood swings, possibly withdraw type effect, generally just don't feel like myself, very frustrating. | F | 22 | 1 months | 10/6/2004 | 3 | depression and anxiety | anger and agitation. Imaginary verbal fights with people I have had negative experiences with. Short term memory loss. | F | 1 months | 10/11/2006 | 3 | Mood disorder | Headache, nausea, vivid dreams, forgetfulness, confusion, incoordination, sleepiness | I have some sort of mood disorder according to my doctor who said its not BPD because it changes too frequently and I dont do anything super bad like spend all my money or lose my job. Anyways weirdly enough I am fine on 25mg, it makes me more stable and able to focus, quiets my racing mind and makes me much less irritable and able to let things go. On 25mg I still get the dreams but I like them. However, when I went to 50mg, I got bad headaches every day, nausea and was so tired at my job that no matter how much coffee I drank I could not stay awake. I am a PhD candidate and teach and I became so forgetful it was embarrasing. I am normally very quick and I could not continue to take it at that dose so I actually went off it first but I became a nervous wreck so now I"m back on 25mg and doing ok. | F | 34 | 1 months 50 mg 1X day | 7/26/2011 | 3 | Epilepsy / Seizure | Very Early to put in my comments but I am experiencing Extremely Dangerous Short Term Memory Loss, I was initialy on Tegratol which was a horrible drug, after complaining to the doc he switched me to lametech | I am very much worried abt the long term usage of this drug, I dont know what effect it will play on me, will I be able to lead a normal life or not, but for now I am trying to fight the drug by sleeping early and waking up early, taking a cold bath in the morning and exercising a little, lets hope for the best, pls email me if anyone has any tips for me, thanks in advance | M | 36 | 1 months 25 2X day | 9/24/2011 | 3 | seizure disorder | Acne on face, neck, chest, and back; weight gain. | I was first placed on Carbatrol after having my first and ONLY seizure almost 4 years ago. I had an allergic reaction to it. I was then placed on Keppra (500 mg a day). I recently switched from Keppra to Lamictal. I'm now at 100 mg a day, but will be on 200 mg daily when it's all said and done. I wonder if the seizures would return it I didn't take anything. | F | 32 | 1 months | 3/23/2006 | 3 | BDP | MOUTH WATERING CONSTANTLY, TOUNGE FEELS SWOLLEN AND MY DREAMS ARE SO REAL AND AWFUL! | BUT IM STILL GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT CUZ I HAVENT HAD A RASH AND THATS A GOOD THING FROM WHAT I HEAR. CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THE DREAMS STOP AFTER A WHILE IM SCARED THEY WILL STICK AROUND AND DISCOURAGE ME . | F | 28 | 1 months | 12/22/2005 | 3 | Mood stable/ migraines | BUGS!!! I feel like I have bugs crawling all over my skin, I HATE IT! It itches and keeps me up at night. I get awful migraines( wich is why the dr put me on it in the first place ) and the nausea sucks. Also have gained 5lbs in one month. | It has made me more stable yes, no major mood swings no longer quick to anger. I suffer from migraines and my dr thought stableing my mood would help in making them go away. This crap gives me worse migraines than I had before!! I also take topamax wich caused me to loose 25lbs. Not happy I'm starting to gain the weight back after it finally come to except the size I am now. Im at 300 mg. just wheat down to 200mg. Going to ween myself down to 100mg. The feeling of bugs just started if I can go down to 100mg and still be some what stable and not gain any more weight I may be some what happy. | F | 24 | 1 months 200 | 8/18/2015 | 3 | Anxiety | I have the feeling like I can't catch my breath at times. This gets worse when I'm in bed ( while going to sleep and waking up). My doc says it's anxiety, so I take 50 mg of hydroxyzine when I get the feeling like I can't breathe and have an elephant on my chest. | It has helped my anxiety and racing thoughts, but feeling like I can't breathe is scary at times. I don't know if this odd side effect is worth the benefits received from this med. | F | 33 | 1 months 50 | 8/27/2016 | 2 | supposedly Bipolar depression | Hair loss and memory impairment, taken care of with lots of zinc-rich foods. Didn't do much for depression. The zinc took care of the hair loss, memory impairment, and acne. | Switched to Zoloft and have been well. | F | 35 | 1 months | 11/27/2009 |