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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | BPD II | Hair loss (approx 1/3 gone). Sometimes brain fog. Considerable memory impairment (both short and long term). Finding the right words or getting my point across in a clear articulate way is difficult. | Take 200mg daily. Lost 20lbs (probably b/c of increased coffee consumption leading to appetite suppression). Allowed me to reduce my lithium from 1200mg to 450mg. Also take 100mg Zoloft. Does a pretty good job in stabilizing mood. | F | 28 | 1.3 years | 12/17/2008 | 2 | siezures | Like most people, I read the pharmacy information on Lamictal when I got on it, and then forgot about it. Two months later I developed mouth, dental, fever, lymph problems and more. Neither the dentist, nor oral surgeon could figure out why I had a solid two months of pain after a tooth extraction. I re-read the pharmacy information on Lamictal, and we figured it out. My Doctor pulled me off it immediately. | I take responsibility for not being up on the Lamictal information, but I blame the manufacturer that the dentist and oral surgeon did not identify the problem. Lamictal was listed by me on sign-in data sheets in both offices. Dental cost #585, and a pain even oxycotten could not stop. | M | 59 | 4 months | 12/17/2008 | 5 | BiPolar II | none | I can't even begin to explain how it has changed my life. I have tried all the other drugs. Lithium made me so sick, abilify had no effect whatsoever, depakote made me so dizzy and tired I couldn't function. I had gone off all my meds and was in the deepest depression of my life and abusing alcohol, sleeping all day, my house was awful, my poor family....then I started on Lamictil. I am a different person. I rarely nap, cut way back on drinking, stopped biting my nails!! I hope I never have to stop taking it. I have lost weight and I am more responsible than ever. I feel 'normal' for the first time in 20 years. I cried when my family told me how much they love me and how happy they are that I am 'back'. | F | 36 | 4 months | 12/16/2008 | 5 | Bipolar II | None | In conjuction with Abilify, worked with for my Bipolar II | F | 22 | 2 years | 12/16/2008 | 4 | Epilepsy | The side effect that I noticed right away is that I have the most outrageous smelling farts and can clear a room with he horrible smell. That is the only one thing that I absolutely cannot stand. | Lamictal 200Mg I have been suffering from Epileptic seizures from the age of 14. I woke up in the ambulance not knowing anything about this condition. Doctors cannot give me an absolute answer to why this has happen too me. I took Dilantin 300Mg for 17 years. During my time on Dilantin I was able to control my episodes and had seizures years apart. Over time my doctor would attempt to lower my dosage and was unsuccessful. I have been on lamictal since March of 2008. I went through a six month transition from changing from dilantin to lamitcal. I was advised to change to a newer more up to date medication for years. I was scared to do so being that I was seizure free taking the dilantin and making sure my levels were consistent. After changing to lamictal I have been seizure free and feeling better about myself and better about life. I am glad that I changed. I do not suffer from the dragging effects of dilantin and feel very clear and motivated to do things that I ejoy and was no | M | 35 | 9 months | 12/14/2008 | 2 | Mood Stabilize | Sexual dysfunction, attention deficit, short term memory loss, hair loss, insomnia, spaced out. | 200mg dose, Lamictal worked very well initially to my satisfaction. However over 3 yrs of taking lamictal, the side effects have increased, to the point that I either want to go off the drug, or reduce my dosage. I was on 100mg for the first 18 months without any of the side effects I'm experiencing now. Latest is development of erectile dysfunction which I (and my partner) find intolerable. Ironically, hair loss and sexual dysfunction side-effects are now contributing to increased depression. An early side effect was loss of retention (I need to learn many things quickly in my job) and attention deficit to the point of ADHT. This affects my concentration (ability to function in my job), ability to read and relate clearly to people. The jittery side effects have caused panic attacks and insomnia for which I take xanax and ambien, with added side effects. I feel this is a spiraling increase of problems, and I'm not sure what to do. I think I'll back off the lamictal and stay on Wellbutr | M | 53 | 3 years | 12/14/2008 | 5 | depressive moodswings | tiredness | worked great! only brief tiredness i take 200mg and it effectively controls my moodswings | M | 19 | 1 years | 12/5/2008 | 4 | Mood Stabilizer/Depression | Dry Mouth, Sleep problems, Short-term memory loss, Trouble getting words out | I am on 300mg of Lamictal and 60mg of Cymbalta, I have a tough time sometimes distinguishing what side effects are from what, but I just recently increased Lamictal from 200mg to 300mg and am noticing severe dry mouth, trouble sleeping, short term memory loss - I have to write everything down or I completely forget, and I noticed that I am sometimes having a tough time getting words, I am usually a pretty fast talker, but lately am almost tripping over my words, its like my brain can't keep up with my mouth. However, the side effects are minor compared to the stablizing of my mood. | F | 23 | 1 years | 12/2/2008 | 2 | "Bipolar II" | Initially no problems but over time vision problems, memory problems, difficulty spelling, reading, and typing. | I've been taking Lamictal for 6 months. Initially no problems except the usual clumsiness and intial short-term memory loss. Then at 6 months I got hit with a bunch of side effects including mental fogginess, feeling "spacey" ALL the time, vision problems, problems with word recall and spelling, reading and typing. I'm A MESS and i'm getting of it ASAP. p.s. This is just MY experience. Many people find this drug enormously helpful but for a few of us there are major cognitive and perceptual problems that make it hard to function. | M | 34 | 6 months | 11/28/2008 | 4 | bipolar disorder/mixed episode | Only recently I have had any problems with Lamictal. Stabilizing my blood sugar is very difficult if I take my dose on an empty stomach. I've taken Lamictal for two years and this problem has only just started. | I have been taking a dose of 400 mg daily for almost a year. I also take an adaptogen supplement. It seems that the two have a synergistic affect for me. My psychiatrist and I have made this decision together. At the end of the summer, I developed severe hypoglycemia. It took several frustrating months (eating 6-8 times/day or risk passing out)before the correlation between Lamictal & blood sugar became apparent. My typical routine was to take 400mg & my supplement every morning when I awoke. I discovered that if I had not eaten before taking my med, that with in 20 minutes, I would begin to have dizziness, confusion, & tingling of the lips & tongue- classic hypoglycemia symptoms. Changing the dose of both the Lamictal & the adaptogen to twice a day has greatly helped. I have found, however, that the best dosing times for me have been at 10am & 8pm. A 12 hr. dosing schedule was not working very well to stabilize my condition. | F | 36 | 2 years | 11/27/2008 | 5 | Bipolar | No real side effects. | The drug has changed my life. No weight gain, no lows and highs like I use to get. Happy and not affraid to be myself.. YOU SHOULD TRY IT; IF YOUR DOCTOR THINKS ITS RIGHT FOR YOU. | F | 37 | 3 days | 11/26/2008 | 4 | Epilepsy-Nocturnal Grand Mal | I had trouble sleeping when I first began taking Lamictal. My Doctor recommended taking my medication earlier in the evening and that seemed to help. My worst side effects are short and long term memory loss, blurred vision, "zoning" out, and I still have trouble sleeping. The worst is "zoning" out - sometimes my friends or family will be talking with me and they will ask me several times why I am not responding, etc. I usually snap out of it in a few seconds, but I have no idea what they said and can't recall the experience. As a musician it has been very annoying as I have experienced difficulty memorizing melodies and texts. | I take 150mg AM and PM. I have been siezure free for 5 years, although I have thankfully only had 4 siezures in my life (that I know of). I am glad I found this forum - I didn't know anyone else was experiencing my same side effects. | M | 35 | 5 years | 11/24/2008 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder | Lamictal made me so sick that after 4 years of suffering immense pain every hour every day at wanted to die. At that time neither my numerous doctors nor I had attributed the sudden onset of pain to Lamictal. | For 4 years I suffered everything from crushing constant headaches, general body aches, mustle pain, joint pain, face pain, partial jaw lock, fever, chills, nightmares, waking up at 3 am in the morning without feeling rested, nausea, gag-ing, neuralgia,fibromyalgia, gastritis, blurred vision, skin discolorations, extreme irritability, overly sensitive to loud noises, mental slow down, confusion, retarded speech, loss of words, mouth sores, undecisiveness, itchiness, a feeling of despair not to mention deep depression due to the pain. The Psychiatrist who initially gave me the prescription did not discuss these side effects with me and none of the many doctors, including so-called pain specialist thought of looking for the Lamictal for the possible culprit. Nobody I went to had a clue and many times they turned me away thinking I was a drug seeker. After trying yet another pain medication (lyrica) I decided to go off Lamictal just because all the medications were ripping my bowels apart | F | 44 | 4 years | 11/22/2008 | 4 | mood stabilizer (cutting) | occasional slightly blurred vision, some short-term memory loss (current dose: 300mg) | this medicine has worked well for me. very few side effects and significantly fewer negative thoughts/self-destructive impulses. it has not cured me entirely but has helped me make significant progress in my treatment with my therapist. | F | 27 | 4 months | 11/21/2008 | 5 | Bipolar II | I haven't noticed anything out of the normal | Has made a huge difference in my life - symptoms of bipolar almost completely in check. I still have times where I feel the bipolar more but I haven't seriously wanted to hurt myself in the two + years I've been taking. | F | 29 | 2.5 years | 11/20/2008 | 5 | bi-polar II , Insomnia | At first week mild headaches, 2 weeks a little acne, at first I would wake me up in the middle of the nigh. NOW, none.....a little drowsy | I have been on everything. I could be a pharmacist. This is the ONLY MED I COULD tolerate and WORKED.........BEST MED EVER and IM ONLY at 150mg and my goal is 400mg. | M | 34 | 2 months | 11/20/2008 | 2 | Bipolar | memory loss, trouble finding the right words, tremors, developed a studder, irritability, slurring of speech, feeling "not right" | I guess it's helping with my mood, but I am not sure the good is outweighing the bad. There has GOT to be another medication for me! | F | 35 | 3 months | 11/20/2008 | 3 | Bipolar | Hairloss. If you are conscious about your hair, then I would not recommend it. Noticed hair thinning significantly. 100mg | M | 26 | 5 years | 11/19/2008 | 3 | Border personality/mood stabilizer | Flush face, short term memory loss, some problems with tremors and word recollection, dry-mouth and headaches | I've been on and off this medication for several years now. What has been happening is that the memory loss is too much to handle along with higher education. Short term memory improved significantly after stopping this medication. Now that I have graduated, I'm trying it again. So far dry mouth in the morning, headache and memory loss. | F | 28 | 30 days | 11/19/2008 | 3 | seizure | I had my first(and only so far) tonic clonic seizure in June - started w/ Keppra & Dilantin. Dilantin made me so dizzy, I walked like I was tipsy. So, switched to Lamictal (now taking 100mgs/day) about 2 months ago. Mostly I feel well other than dry mouth and recently extreme nausea - feels like the first trimester of pregnancy (but @ 56 I now that is not the case). | Overall I feel better with the Lamictal than I did w/ other medications. After reading some of the other blogs here, my problems seem insignificant. One of my major issues is to think that I have to be on this drug for the rest of my life because of ONE seizure. But I am afraid to stop. I would not want to have a seizure while driving, and thank God I didn't the first time. But having to stop driving for 6 months has made such a total change in my lifestyle. Just to be able to get back to that is enough to make me continue w/ this med. | F | 56 | 2 months | 11/17/2008 |