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 |
| 3 | Cyclothymia/Bipolar/Anxiety | extreme nausia, dizziness, headaches, slurring words, confusion, etc | It's only my second week..so we'll see. im really scared about the headaches though. I feel like im gonna faint! | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 2/12/2006 | 3 | Epilepsy | Heart races, Loss of appetite,bruising and mood swings. A bit of nausea n headaches at times | Hmm lets see they want me to keep going higher but I really dont want to. The side effects are a bit strange and bothersome now, I am scared if they worsen. Although Is it worth it if it helps control the seizures? Maybe I don't know. I guess I'll see | F | 30 | 2 weeks 25mg 2X day | 11/12/2010 | 3 | epilepsy | Sore stomach, insomnia, double vision and dizziness. | The spells of double vision and dizziness have been really disorientating and my stomach seems really sore to any kind of touch but I don't think it's too bad. Hasn't really made any impact on my seizures yet but I'm moving up to 50 mg next and then 100 mg I think so hopefully something will improve. | F | 16 | 2 weeks 25 MG 1X day | 1/1/2011 | 3 | resistant depression (major). | Well, so far I have trouble staying asleep & sometimes it appears that inside of my mouth is kind of sore. I am super afraid to get any type of rash that it stays on my mind everyday. | I was scared to start taking this drug because of the side affects, but the other meds that I tried seem to work in the beginning & then they stop working for some reason & different things in my life seemed to trigger my depression more, but so far, this drug seem 2 be taking away my melancholy feelings that I had. I hope & pray that the side effects are minimal! | F | 49 | 2 weeks 25mg daily 1X day | 1/9/2012 | 3 | possible Manic Depressant | My skin itches..arms, legs, back, neck, ears.. also, lumps in my glands, i can swallow fine, but lumps.. lump by my ear and lump in my neck haven't been diagnosed with anything.. but heard that it wouldn't cause me to gain weight.. which if I did. would make me sad and depressed. I feel its helping | PLEASE someone tell me if this passes.. or have you had the same things go on.. does it get workse?? i don't want to stop taking but I'm scared of the consequences of it.. have been on it just starting my 3rd week.. started at 25 mg.. bumped to 50 mg.. tried takin 25 mg in morning and 25 at night.. supposed to bump to 100mg in 2 weeks.. | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 2/29/2008 | 3 | For bipolar | Was on 300 started feeling agitated and spurts of anger. Changed my dose to 400ml and now I feel like a zombie. Very spaced out and really tired. | F | 55 | 2 weeks 400ml | 3/4/2017 | 3 | Bipolar II | Did a gradual step up to 100 MG and after a couple weeks at 100 MG I started to feel crazy. I was super scatterbrained, couldn't sleep and was talking out loud to myself ALL the time. Went back down to 50 MG and still can't sleep but no longer feel nutso bonko. My mood is definitely more stable since i have been taking it. | has dried out my scalp and skin a little. | F | 48 | 2 weeks 100 1X day | 12/31/2015 | 2 | Bipolar II | Experienced a lot of hair loss. Initially felt good the first week and then quite depressed and hopeless the second week taking it. | I am not sure if this can be attributed to lamictal, but since I stopped taking it, I have been more irritable/on-edge than ever w/ racing thoughts and it's been hard for me to fall asleep. | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 12/31/2008 | 2 | Bipolar type 2 | I just basically went insane... I don't know how else to put it! I became very tense and paranoid, and I would bite anyone's head off who said something towards me! I didn't even feel like I was the one saying what was coming out of my mouth. I had also become extremely emotional about little things... | I would try something different if you have type 2 . . . | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 1/17/2008 | 2 | Anxiety, PTSD, Mood swings | Worse anxiety, suicidal thoughts, weight loss, extreme mood swings, no sex drive, crying for no reason. Lack of motivation. | I hate this medication. It is horrible. Major mood swings, Very Manic one day and depressed the next.I feel as though I am going crazy, Fuzzy head, dizzy, loss for words. Racing thoughts, can't articulate my thoughts. I feel like I am on a good one times 10. I feel worse than before I started taking it. | F | 39 | 2 weeks | 12/13/2007 | 2 | Seizures of unknown cause | Acne, Headaches, Acne, Sore Muscles, Acne, Vaginal Itching, Acne, Stiff Neck, Acne, Lethargy, Excessive Urination, & Acne. | F | 32 | 2 weeks 50mg/day | 3/11/2013 | 2 | for OCD augmentation | block of muscle, disorientation, complete short memory loss. | it seems a wonder drug at the beginning. after a week, seems to be in the hell. before taking it, OCD was very strong, and after seems to be more under my control. but i did remember the friend's name neither! be careful! | M | 23 | 2 weeks | 2/3/2010 | 1 | Epilepsy | Where do I begin with the side effects? Chest pain, palpitations, neck, back, brusing, and arm pains. I have tingling, and muscle spasms, my neck constantly feels stiff and tight. Heart racing, causes anxiety and makes the heart racing more intense. Usually I have to lay down for hours. i've been to the hospital twice because the heart racing was so intense, nausea. This is not the drug for me. My chest burns, and my heart races and I cannot get it to stop. I took Xanax, and even this usually doesn't do a dent in the heart racing. I have to find something else this drug is awful!!1 | Nothing besides the side effects have hit me. | F | 20 | 2 weeks 25MG 2X day | 7/30/2010 | 1 | Fungal skin rash | Rash on palms, arms, back and lower legs---thankfully NOT itchy ! | Started on this after a reaction to Sporanox. Also take Zyrtec concurrently, so wonder if that suppressed other reactions. Did seem to help initial fungal rash, which Sporanox hadn't, but will stop it since the potential other side effects scare me. | F | 46 | 2 weeks 1X day | 10/28/2011 | 1 | Bipolar II/Mixed | Rash on neck, legs and stomache. | After two weeks I developed a rash; no symptomatic improvement. | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 1/16/2002 | 1 | epilepsy | mouth sores, sore throat, rash, muscle aches, agitation, irratibility, hyperness- mind racing, heart paliptiations/racing | These are rare side effects that dont effect everyone, but i wouldnt recomment this medicine to anyond | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 11/12/2009 | 1 | Depression, anxiety, PTSD | Nausea - absolutely horrible - like chemo but without the hair loss. | I managed to stay on the stuff for two weeks, noticed absolutely NO change in my moods, but could not deal with the nausea, so I quit taking it. | F | 62 | 2 weeks | 7/19/2009 | 1 | bipolar | Started with swollen eyes immediately upon starting drug, then itching eyes & scalp, then shooting pains in the eyes, then joint pain, especially painful knee joints, then got several very itchy welts on one leg accompanied by a burning sensation on palms of hands and then flu-like symptoms esp. nausea--pdoc said to stop the lamictal and start benadryl which helped the itchiness a lot but I still broke out in cold sores all over my mouth and had some mouth soreness. | The side effects occurred at a very low dose of lamictal and continued to worsen over time. | F | 55 | 2 weeks | 6/30/2008 | 1 | depression | Couldn't think straight. Couldn't remember simple things or thoughts. A cognitive disaster. And, itchy all over. | Did improve depression but not worth losing my mind. | F | 56 | 2 weeks | 6/2/2008 | 1 | bi-polar disorder | My Dr just diagnosed me with BPD; Prescribed this to help; my mood swings have just gotten worse. I cry A LOT, don't want to leave the house, and just feel useless. Not functioning.. | Called my Dr; he told me to stop the medication & come into the office Asap, which is tomorrow. I will update whether the Dr is continuing in my opinion a bad med for anyone with BPD & Anxiety. | F | 40 | 2 weeks 25mg | 11/22/2015 |