LAMICTAL Reviews (LAMOTRIGINE)

Average Rating: 3.4 (1917 Ratings)

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LAMICTAL  (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: 1994-12-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  epilepsy dry mouth for a couple of weeks this passed best thing to happen to me. Haven`t had major or minor fit since being on them. All other medication has left me feeling as if i am dopey and always a step behind the rest of the world now I am back to speed reading and drive F 47 11 years
100mg 2X day
11/23/2011
 5  mood stabilzer and seizure disorder dry mouth and at first really tired they added celexa 40 mg and im doin better F 29 40 days
100 mg 1X day
11/17/2011
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 1  some asshole px it after 15 min vis Absolutly stupid. However i was drinking on a daily basis while taking this. Also i should not have been perscribed this in the first place. I was an active alcoholic, my problem was myself. I became pregnant and HAD to have an abortion because the baby would have been born with serious defect because i was on this drug. F 30 2 years
2X day
11/17/2011
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 1  Depression Bizarre dissociative episodes (one involving self-injury), strange giddy mood but not HAPPY. Felt not AS depressed but still deeply despairing. I experienced major short-term memory problems, couldn't hold a coherent conversation to save my life, and had word fishing problems. Blurred vision, inability to concentrate, Interacts with hormonal contraceptives, so be aware that if you take one, Lamictal levels will DOUBLE in your blood stream. So women in this population likely need lower doses. F 28 14 days
12.5mg 1X day
11/15/2011
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 5  Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder This is the best drug I have used for 30 years. I feel normal. However, in the last 5 days, without any changes, I feel that it is just stopped working. I am having panic++ and am extremely depressed and just a little frantic. My dr. is unavailble until next week. I have no side effects at all, which is a miracle in itself. F 59 2.5 months
150mgs 1X day
11/13/2011
 2  Bipolar 1 This medication did not prevent my manias or depressions. In fact I had a manic episode almost severe enough to land me in the hospital. It made no effect whatsoever on my bipolar. F 29 5 months
100 mg 1X day
11/9/2011
 2  Depression Awful hot flashes and increased sweating; increased clitoral sensitivity F 29 81 days
150 1X day
11/4/2011
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 3  Bipolar I Blurry vision; very strange, vivid dreams; frequent waking at night Has totally fixed my depression problems, but for me has had no effect on mania. My mood seems to be stabilized, but in a persistent manic state. Still, I think I'll be on it for quite awhile. I haven't suffered a depressive episode since the first day I dosed. M 37 3 months
200 mg 1X day
11/1/2011
 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 Type 2 Memory Loss, Problems with slurring words or talking quietly, Suicidal thoughts randomly, Anger and Anxiety have increased, moodiness and uncontrollable emotions common, irrational thinking and hopelessness. I've been taking this medication for almost 5 months now and it, at first, brought my emotions under control. Now, more recently, it has been causing alot of anxiety and random suicidal thoughts. This medication works for some people but it's made me go insane..getting it switched next time i go back to my psychiatrist. M 17 5 months
100 MG 1X day
10/25/2011
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 2  Epilepsy auras, fuzzy feeling, fogginess, lack if clarity, odd tingling in head when close to time to take next dose, edginess, forgetfulness, weight gain, depression, anxiety, hunger I was on Tegretol and wish I could have stayed on it, but after over ten years it started messing with my sodium levels, so I went on Topomax, which I also wish I stayed on. But my fiance and I decided to try and get pregnant, and after consulting with my neurologist, we went with Lamictal to reduce any risk to the baby. I HATED IT. I felt "off" all the time, and never, ever felt normal. Within three hours of the time I had to take my next pill, I was already edgy and having auras. We tried for a while, but it didn't work out, which is too bad, but I'm back on the Topomax, which is good. F 41 2 years
50 2X day
10/22/2011
 4   The lamicital has worked very well for me M 28 2.5 years
220 2X day
10/12/2011
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 1  Bi-Polar 1 Swollen lymph glands with high level of pain. Swollen face and neck. Fever/Chills. Severe fatigue. Blurred vision. Liver and kidney severe pain warranteed a trip to the ER for both. Doctor was baffled about my symptoms. Very hard to diagnose. Finally, a friend and I discovered these adverse/allergic reactions to Lamictal on the net. They took a month or two to appear. F 45 5 months
100 mg 2X day
10/6/2011
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 1  Bipolar 2 Cognitive slowing. Memory problems. Worsened mania because it affected my hormones. Google search the following words: lamictal and prolactic lamictal and missed period lamictal and memory problems It was a horrible medicine that ruined 6 months of my life. F 27 6 months
200 2X day
10/4/2011
 1  Depression, Anxiety, Mood Swings Huge mood swings, if I put something down I'd immediately forget what it was and where I had put it (this extreme forgetfulness was perhaps the worst of the side effects-and I noticed it worsened when I increased the dose), depression, unmotivation. I was around 18-19 when I took Lamictal. F 21 8 months
150 MG 1X day
10/4/2011
 3  PTSD, anxiety, Mood Disorder- NOS I feel woozy, like I'm just getting over being sick. I have a weird headache on the entire right side of my head and it kind of moves onto my left side, some back aching (minor), some weird feelings like dizziness, nausea, dissociation, and what feels like post-nasal drip. I am always in and out of being sick, so it could be that. Got some weird aching and exhaustion in my legs on the second half of the second day, but otherwise I have noticed only slight issues with concentration and memory. I take Adderall, so that might be helping with that some. I feel moderately lethargic. Do the side-effects go away? Any words of support would help. My mood has definitely stabilized. I feel like crying, but it does not seem mood related, but rather trauma-related. I am much more present, so I do not think it is the drug, but actually me being able to deal with my underlying PTSD-related feelings without it actually disrupting my moods. I am only on 25 mgs and my mood definitely feels more stable but my head hurts, I feel weird, and I don't want to eat. That part is weird for me as I usually eat a ton and am always hungry. My anxiety is definitely down, which is the plus side of the disassociation, but I feel really removed and maybe more depressed. F 25 3 days
25 mg 1X day
10/3/2011
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 4  bi-polar deppression Only side affect is forgetfullnes of names. Good side affect includes help with sleep and normalizing sleep/wake patterns Only depression med that feels natural -as in I don't feel like I'm on a drug of any kind. If you dislike the feeling SSRI's give you (which I do) you might be pleasantly surprised to find that no strange brain feelings or numbness or just "general SSRI weirdness" seems to accompany this med. Doesn't blunt my feelings or creativity. F 32 40 days
100 mg 1X day
9/29/2011
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 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
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 5  Anxiety, migraines mild insomnia Wow, is all I can say. This medication has changed my life. I have only been on 50 mg for three weeks now, but I have more energy, less headaches (no migraines so far), almost no anxiety or depression and feel, dare I say, "normal". I haven't felt this good in 10 years. I hope I don't get any other side effects other than the mild insomnia, and am hoping that that goes away as well. I just started taking it in the am instead of pm to see if that helps the insomnia. So far so good, hope it helps many more. F 45 4 weeks
50 mg 1X day
9/22/2011
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 5  depression, PTSD/obsessing, anxiety mild to moderate insomnia was suffering from treatment-resistant depression, horrible anxiety/obsessive ruminating, and PTSD. added 50mg lamotrigine to 150mg doxepin and noticed positive results almost immediately. seems to have prominent anti-kindling properties. M 51 3 weeks
50mg 1X day
9/19/2011

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