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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL CD | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | bipolar, mood stability | At first I was slightly drowsy in the morning. I am having trouble with my knees "falling out" which started around the same time I started my lamictal. . | Has anyone encountered a similar situation? Beside my knees, which could be due to anything (don't want to blame the drug) BUT lamictal absolutely saved my life and the ones around me. I was a mess, post partum, bipolar, anxiety, depression, manic. It has literally saved me! I am SO HAPPY my doctor prescribed this medication for me. | F | 27 | 4 years 200 mg | 6/9/2015 | 5 | depression with severe mood swings | I have a slight case of lamictal brain-fuzz. My memory is a little worse and I have trouble spelling when I didn't before, but it is mild. | I've been cycling through depression meds for 7 years. I used to have extremely bad mood swings that were uncontrollable...I could go from happy to extremely depressed or irritated in a matter of minutes. I felt horrible because the slightest thing could set a mood swing off, like a ripped pair of jeans. Lamictal has been a godsend and has helped in a way no other medication has. I hope I never have to stop taking it; I am still depressed at times but it is milder and now my moods are mostly stable and my life isn't being taken over by my mental illness. | F | 26 | 6 months 100mg | 2/20/2015 | 5 | Bipolar | This medication has saved my marriage. I was a mess before I started taking it. I picked fights with my husband constantly. Finally, he told me he couldn't take it anymore and was considering leaving. I knew at that point that if I wanted our marriage to work, I was going to have to get help. My doctor put me on Lamictal and within days I noticed an improvement in my mood. I'm not 100%, but I am much better off than I was before I started taking it. I have a lot going on in my life, including the loss of loved ones and dealing with several medical issues with myself as well as my children...some of these issues are progressive and incurable. Lamictal has helped me deal with everything head on, instead of curling up in a ball crying and being unable to face life. I can finally be strong for my family. Things could not be better between my husband and I. We get along great and we're finally able to give our children the loving, stable environment they deserve. I will never stop taking this medication. As far as side effects, if I have any, they have been so mild that I haven't even noticed them. Yes, some people do have unpleasant side effects, but that's a possibility with every medication out there...even Tylenol. What works for some, clearly does not work for others. You'll never know if this will be a right fit for you unless you give it a chance. It's worth a try, in my opinion. | F | 35 | 1 years 100 MG | 5/18/2014 | 5 | bipolar 2 | Blurred vision, runny nose, HORRIBLE night sweats | F | 15 | 6 months 26 | 4/29/2012 | 5 | bi polar II | I have had no side effects what so ever. This medication is like the missing link in my brain. | I got a diagnosis of bi polar II disorder in 2005. I have been treated for depression only in the past...unaware that the ssri's would make me hypomanic. Lamictal has helped me so much. It evens out my moods, which for the most part is good. I also take celexa. They even out my moods and dull them a bit, but it is better then crying all the time, insomnia, paranoia, and rage. It sucks having to be on medication. I wish I could go off them and be a normal person, because I have had periods in my life when I was "normal" but if I miss even a single dose I am struggling to function and if I miss a few days my world literally falls apart, can't work or function around people. Anyway, it has helped me a lot and it has helped me stay sober. Haven't had a drink in almost 6 years. | F | 48 | 5 years 200mg 1X day | 4/27/2012 | 5 | Epilepsy - Schizenchephaly | Initially trouble sleeping, more frequent urination, have to get up at night to go, need to clear my throat more often, heart palpitations. | I've had great results with Lamictal and have not had a seizure for 11 months. I haven't had any serious side effects, probably the worst of which is minor heart palpitations but I am very pleased. I have a rare congenital disorder and lived a completely normal life until I was 20. I had 8 total seizures within a 9 month period but have not had one for 11 months now since being on lamictal as I approach my 22nd birthday. I am back to a normal life about to graduate from college in May 2011. | M | 22 | 10 months 200mg 2X day | 1/14/2011 | 5 | epilepsy | M | 40 | 6 months 150 2X day | 12/29/2010 | 5 | Bipolar II | mild muscle weakness and blurred vision | It was the only drug I could stay on. The others either didn't work or the side effects were so bad that I had to stop taking them. It's been very effective in conjunction with welbutrin & stress reduction. 450 mg seems like a lot compared to what others are taking, but it seems to be how much I need. | M | 57 | 10 years 150 3X day | 10/8/2010 | 5 | Bi-polar 2 | Eye twitching, clumsy | It has been a LIFESAVER for me. It is the only thing that has kept me stable for the last 7 years. The eye twitching just started so I am not sure if it is due to it or not. | F | 29 | 7 years 300 mg 1X day | 7/27/2010 | 5 | bi-polar | F | 60 | 3 months | 1/13/2010 | 5 | bi-polar | Sounds weird, but instead of age related night sweats, my sweats seemed to tell me to wake up to go to the bathroom at night. Had sweats before, but never syncronized with urination. Thought that was kind of strange. It happens ever time! Medication is working for me. Up to 300 MG a night and feel pretty good now. No other problems yet.... | F | 60 | 3 months | 1/10/2010 | 5 | bipolar I | short term memory loss, words get mixed up, some itchiness, dry mouth. | Was able to think clearly for the first time in my life, after beginning Lamictal. Was ultra rapid cycling daily. Finally feel in control of myself, thoughts, feelings. Anxiety, and severe depression 90% eliminated. Some "break through" days as with any medication. Definitely feel flat most of the time. Stable. No more extreme highs, however there is some depression when mania is triggered. Overall, life saving drug. Would recommend giving a try. | F | 40 | 7 months | 8/16/2009 | 5 | bipolar II | Some: dry eye, blurred vision, acne, short term memory loss, trouble finding words, insomnia, vivid sometimes very strange dreams, ulcers in mouth, mild rashes, the usual | Great drug, my third time to use in the last 3 years. The side effects are a mild nuisance compared to suicide and deep depression. Had one bout of depression at 5 months this time and increased the dosage from 100mg. to 150mg. and will soon try 200mg. Also take 150mg. of wellbutrin upon waking and 150 mg. at noon. Its the original fast acting parent drug. I take it this way so it wears off before bedtime. About the memory thing, on depressed days I couldn't remember shit then either. | M | 59 | 6 months | 8/11/2008 | 5 | Bi-polar II | None that I identified as side effects. | Lamictal plus Provigil really turned my life around. I had been barely functional for 3 years prior. But I have recently discovered that I have osteoporosis and that Lamictal interferes w/ absorption of Vitamin D and calcium. I have also experienced severe cognitive deficits since taking the drug--memory loss, difficulty finding words, can't remember how to do basic arithmetic. I am now re-thinking my use of this drug. | F | 62 | 4 years | 6/7/2008 | 5 | bipolar | Slight weight loss immediately after weening off depakote ER. | The drug is expensive & has potentially serious rashes as possible side-effects but I would gladly pay double because it allows me to work with a clear head & doesn't make me feel lethargic nor does it make me feel as though I have no true RANGE of emotions. | M | 44 | 2.5 years | 3/26/2008 | 5 | Epilepsy | None, really! A slight weight gain (about 7 lbs), and a little extra drowsiness (it takes me a little longer to get going in the morning). I'm extremely satisfied at how little it effects my life negatively, though. | This drug changed my life. I was having nighttime seizures and partial seizures many times a week.. it was ruining my social, school and work life. As soon as my neurologist started me on the slowest dose (gradually moving up), my seizures stopped COMPLETELY. I now feel great and don't live in fear of having a seizure. I'm living my life to the fullest and thank God every day for having Lamictal. | F | 24 | 4 years | 2/12/2008 | 5 | absence seizures | While still on Depakote and working very slowly up to the maximum dosage of lamictal I was weak, dizzy, confused and I had poor balance. The tremors made motor control nearly impossible. But when I reached the theraputic level of Lamictal and the Depakote began to leave my system all those symptoms disappeared. Transition was difficult, but well worth the difficulties of being on both medicines while working up to necessary dose of Lamictal. I take 100mg/AM and PM and have only occasional mild insomnia and some night sweats. | I had gained a lot of weight on Depakote and since I have been on Lamictal I have lost 37 pounds of that weight gain. I feel better than I have during the six years I was on Depakote. The tremors I experienced on Depakote are completely gone. The confusion from Depakote is also gone. I feel like I have a functioning brain again. My balance has returned and the weakness and dizziness are completely gone. It has been the best drug I have taken and I have tried Tegretol, Dilantion, Phenobarbitol and Selantin. I have been on Lamictal for five months and hope I never have to change medicines again. | F | 61 | 5 months | 11/18/2007 | 5 | Cyclothymia | Night sweats (soak the pillow), insomnia, blurred vision (only at first) | Thank God is all I can say. My moods were literally cycling between 5 - 7 times DAILY. I was on Prozac for 18 years and came off one year ago, only to discover that I do indeed need SOMETHING. My doctor has worked so patiently with me. Trial and error, pill after pill, then LAMICTAL. I am so pleased. I can't believe how stable I am right now. I so hope I am not jumping the gun. Started on 25mg per day, now up to 100. The insomnia is bothering me though as I have never had trouble sleeping... | F | 38 | 3 months | 10/22/2007 | 5 | Bi polar disorder type 1 severe. | None... | I wondered, for awhile, if Lamictal was having any effect on my condition at all. I felt nothing. Not one side effect. I was anticipating all the regular stuff that goes along with starting a new mediation, that's one of the reasons I've wasted the last 7 years not getting treatment. I always felt like I had had a pharmaceutical lobotomy after treatment with a new drug. Lamictal wasn't one of "those". One morning I just woke up feeing like a human again. I love this drug. | F | 55 | 60 days | 5/14/2007 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | None. | After 20 years of tackling recurrent depressions that would switch into hypomania or psychosis after being put on an antidepressant, this is finally the med I've been hoping was out there. I've tried other stabilizers, lithium, Valproate, Tegretol, but I couldn't stand the side effects and they just didn't seem to work. I hated the sense of emotional detachment from everything and everybody lithium gave me. Lamictal seems to give a very slight detachment, but in a helpful way. My moods aren't all over the map day to day and through the day. I finally feel stable, normal. I can deal with everyday living and not feel like I can't live in my own skin. This drug has been a life saver. | M | 43 | 1 years | 4/23/2007 |
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)