LAMICTAL CD Reviews (LAMOTRIGINE)Average Rating: 3.1 (135 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LAMICTAL CD with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL CD | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | unipolar depression cycling | Extreme fatigue and nausea; intermittant muscle aches; flu-like symptoms; small rash on elbow | After six months taking 200 mg pd, fatigue and nausea became dibilitating. I was not aware that Lamictal was the culprit as symptoms developed and intensified over time. Even though numerous blood screens were normal, (Lyme, Lupus, you name it---including Lamictal levels were tested) symptoms disappeared when I stopped taking Lamictal. Rash remains however, 3 weeks post. | F | 40 | 6 months | 11/22/2004 | 1 | unipolar depression cycling | Extreme fatigue and nausea; intermittant muscle aches; flu-like symptoms; small rash on elbow | After six months taking 200 mg pd, fatigue and nausea became debilitating. I was not aware that Lamictal was the culprit as symptoms developed and intensified over time. Even though numerous blood screens were normal, (Lyme, Lupus, you name it---including Lamictal levels were tested) symptoms disappeared when I stopped taking Lamictal. Rash remains however, 3 weeks post. | F | 40 | 6 months | 11/22/2004 | 5 | Bipolar II Disorder | Small rash on the back of my calf, itches like crazy, but is far from life threatening. | This medication has been great for me. I have been on it for 2 years now, and now I take a total of 300 mg a day and have for probably 18 months. I feel really bad for those who have the severe reactions. Overall it is worth a try in my opinion just use common sense and if you feel bad see a Dr. ASAP. | F | 30 | 2 years | 11/18/2005 | 2 | Bipolar depression, anxiety | None at all...because Lamictal, as far as I'm concerned, may as well be a sugar pill. Nothing positive, nothing negative, just INEFFECTIVE. | The doctors got it wrong, again! Apparently bipolar and anxiety can go hand and hand, and while the diagoses of bipolar is far from conclusive...this medication has DONE NOTHING! I wish they'd take me off of it. | M | 22 | 1 years | 1/8/2006 | 3 | bipolar2 | | 1/29/2006 | 5 | bipolar 2 | None that I know of but I have also been taking other meds that do have side effects. I quit most of those (ex: started taking insulin instead of drugs for diabetes) and feel pretty good now. | I tend to depressions followed by periods of mildly manic highs. The lamictal was supposed to affect only the depression and it does seem to make these a lot better. But it also takes the edge off the highs. Too bad. Those were fun. | F | 60 | 2 years | 2/6/2006 | 5 | bipolar 1 | none | It has been great for my depression. Has taken some off my manic phases. I also take Lithium and Tegretol. I have to take Zyprexa at times for the mania. But the Lamictal has made a world of difference for my depression. I would recommend it to anyone. | F | 44 | 3 years | 3/1/2006 | 2 | bipolar 2 | Initial positive response. Extreme fatigue, and weakness after 4 weeks on medication; joint pain in shoulders, hands, knees and feet; swollen lymph glands in neck, underarms and groin; rib cage soreness; light rashes | F | 52 | 3 months | 3/26/2006 | 2 | bipolar 2 | Initial positive response. Extreme fatigue, and weakness after 4 weeks on medication; joint pain in shoulders, hands, knees and feet; swollen lymph glands in neck, underarms and groin; rib cage soreness; light rashes | Symptoms were severe and misdiagnosed as Lyme disease, virus and finally neurological disorder! Felt better within days of ending medication. | F | 52 | 3 months | 3/26/2006 | 2 | bipolar | severe insomnia, blurry vision, can't concentrate | can't tell any difference - except for the side effects - nothing has changed for me??? | F | 25 | 2 months | 3/30/2006 | 1 | Bipolar | Rash - thought to be stevens johnsons thank God it wasnt severe weight gain | I wouldnt take it agian ever | F | 20 | 9 months | 4/27/2006 | 3 | bipolar 2 rapid cycling | was on it for 3 1/2 years and it was my miracle drug until I started to develop vertigo and extreme dizziness got to the point the vertigo was too severe to stay on it anymore unfortunatly I had to get off for this reason | F | 31 | 3 years | 5/31/2006 | 3 | bipolar | screwed up pms, haven't had a period since i started it, weight gain, insomnia, lack of appetite, anxiety, dperession, anger, forgetfulness, easily frustrated | i don't reccomend it. my moods have been somewhat stabilized but i'm going to ask to be taken off of lamictal. | F | 16 | 2 days | 7/18/2006 | 3 | BP II | At first, jitters and speedy feeling, but the depressive feelings were lifted at 100mg. The biggest side effect has been severe insomnia - I'll get sleepy, then lay down and be wide awake. Can't sleep without a ambien. My vision lately has become so bad I need to get glasses, and I'm increasingly forgetful, absent minded and spaced out. I don't take drugs, but lately I feel 'stoned' and dizzy. I'm lapsing into depression and maybe time to get off Lamictal. It worked for a while. | M | 50 | 10 months | 8/28/2006 | 3 | Parial Seizures | Short term memory loss, trouble sleeping, night sweats, I get aggitated very easily and I am very irritable and aggresive. I have also found that I have trouble reading. I have to re-read things up to 4 times. Hair loss. | When I have the night sweats and heat up, I generally have a partial seziure. The memory loss is extremely annoying along with the trouble of reading, as I am currently studying. I am on 200mg morning and night. I have been on Lamictal for about 4 years. I still have a partial seziure about once every 3 weeks. When I first started Lamictal, my sex drive decreased. The Dr recently tried to add in Topamax but that didnt work. I am thinking of trying Keppra. Has anyone tried Keppra and what did you think of it?? | F | 28 | 4 years | 9/21/2006 | 1 | bipolar | WARNING - IF YOU GET *ANY* RASH, DISCONTINUE IMMEDIATELY. THE RASH ITSELF IS NOT LIFE-THREATENING BUT IT IS *INDICATIVE* OF SOMETHING POORLY UNDERSTOOD BUT POTENTIALLY LETHAL GOING ON IN THE BODY. (OK if you get a little heat rash, that's one thing....) I CONSULTED THREE PHYSICIANS ABOUT DELETERIOUS SIDE-EFFECTS (psychiatrist, internal med doc, dermatologist) WHO ALL NEGLECTED GSK'S FRONT PAGE WARNINGS. WHEN THE PHYSICIANS WERE SHOWN THE EXACT BOLD-PRINT WARNINGS SPECIFIED BY GSK THEY ALL DISREGARDED THE WARNINGS AND ADVISED I CONTINUE ON THE MEDICATION. AS A RESULT THE DRUG NEARLY KILLED ME. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT NO ONE IS ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE A GOOD RASH FROM A BAD ONE. PHYSICANS ARE IN GENERAL POORLY TRAINED AT IDENTIFYING DRUG-RELATED PROBLEMS, PARTICULARLY AUTOIMMUNE ONES. I KNOW BECAUSE I AM ONE. WE ARE SPOON-FED NEW MEDS AND FALSELY TRUST IN WHAT HAS BECOME AN INSUFFICIENT DRUG SAFETY TESTING SYSTEM. WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO EXECUTE DRUG SAFETY TESTING | | 9/22/2006 | 1 | Bipolar rapid cycling | slow buildup of severe autoimmune problems that went undetected by three different physicians. first I started getting rashes and boils. I developed asthma. Vertigo. Open sores on my scalp. Severe allergies. In the last six weeks of taking it I developed an ulcer in my bladder and suffered a sinus infection that beat out some of the strongest antibiotics known. Sinus infections that keep swelling and keep beating antibiotics This drug would have likely killed me if I didn't have the professional expertise I have to determine the source of my problems. | Various autoimmune-like symptoms continue even 18 months after discontinuing lamictal. I still suffer asthma attacks and rashes. No history of asthma, rashes, sores, etc., before the drug but they are all part of my daily life now. Other minor chronic problems I had before taking the lamictal (urinary/bladder, allergies) have been permanently exacerbated it seems. Discontinuing the drug did cause the sinus infection and inflammation to go away--within 36 hours. Lamictal was incredibly effective for bipolar disorder for me, particularly because it induced no cognitive deficits and I have a mentally highly-demanding job. The stuff works. But it is also dangerous to the point that it is deadly. Word has it that the manufacturer of lamictal is internally and secretly investigating claims that it causes asthma. Anyway, killing a patient is not the best way to rid someone of a disease. It sort of defeats the purpose. Before the drug I was basically a very healthy person with bipol | F | 35 | 15 months | 9/22/2006 | 1 | epilepsy | Free floating anxiety, shortness of breath, forgetfulness, insomnia, intestinal pain, difficulty urinating. | Trying a new anticonvulsant drug made me realize how much pharmicists don't know about the human condition. I am not a spiritualist or even a religious person, but this drug had a way of sucking my soul into the netherworld. I am so happy to fall back on the drug I had been taking for 24 years: Dilantin. | M | 43 | 40 days | 10/20/2006 | 2 | depression possible bi-polar | headaches, cold sores, flu-like symptoms, sore throat ,body aches , irritability, anxiety, itchy eyes | did fine on 25mg. for first two weeks. I noticed problems as soon as the dose increased to 50 mg.s on 19th day dr. said stop taking it | F | 41 | 18 days | 10/31/2006 | 3 | manic | F | | 11/6/2006 |
LAMICTAL CD (LAMOTRIGINE): Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It may also be used to help prevent the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder in adults. Lamotrigine is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. This drug is not approved for use in children younger than 2 years due to an increased risk of side effects (such as infections). FDA Approval Date: 1998-08-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)