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 | JME (Juvnile Myoclonic Epilepsy) | I find that lamicatal was a little more worse than depakote. On depakote I had no problems with mood or anything like that and my periods weren't too bad, I could control the cramps with just one advil. Also I didn't have lightheaded spells like I do sometimes and my mood has been a great concern lately as I no longer feel like I used to. My PMS mood swings have gotten worse. I also started to lose my hair well it falls out easier than it used to. | It's okay. I mean not for everyone but I do think that I had better reactions with depakote. I didn't mind getting my blood checked every so often as to these mood swings and light headed spells. | F | 18 | 1 years | 11/13/2008 | 3 | bipolar depression | no side effects to date, I am losing my hair but I'm also on 900mg lithium, 150mg seroquel, and 4mg klonopin. | I started on 25mg for 2 weeks. I'm now almost finished with the 2 weeks on 50mg and ready to go up to 100mg. The only problem is that it has kind of helped my depression a little bit (I can't take anti-depressants) but I've been having thoughts of suicide and some are very strong. I had thoughts on 25mg and I pushed through to 50mg anyway I'm just scared what would happen on 100mg. This drug is like the last resort to help my depression. It;s been 5 years of misery. I noticed a lot have received relief on 200mg. I hope that works for me. | F | 35 | 25 days | 11/12/2008 | 3 | Seizures | Acne, insomnia, vivid dreams, INCREASED sex drive | All in all a good medication. I have not had any serious side effects- acne is the most irritating. | F | 29 | 1.5 years | 11/12/2008 | 5 | Cyclothymia / BP2 | Some terrible headaches to start with and some mouth ulcers - nothing serious. Also very very vivid dreams. Incredibly realistic and fun! Oh I cant drink anything more than 2 beers on this as I get the headaches badly | Lamictal has changed my life. After 12 years of struggling with episodes of deep depression followed by a few days of ecstasy and then normality, I had come to the end of my tether and was determined to give mood stabilisers a go with SSRI's making the whole rollercoaster much more pronounced. I havent tried any others, I dont need to. Im only on 50mg but it makes everything much more focussed and lighter. | M | 35 | 4 months | 11/11/2008 | 3 | epilepsy | Hair loss, vivid dreams | Not too many side effects so far. It has been an ok drug. The main one I am concerned with is hair loss which seems to be getting worse. I also have more dreams, and vivid ones. | M | 25 | 2 months | 11/10/2008 | 1 | Clinical Depression/GAD | Debilitating fatigue, malaise, mild flu-like symptons, upset stomach and GI tract, TOTAL LOSS OF SHORT TERM MEMORY. | Side effects were so severe I had to stop taking it. When I first came off it I had SEVERE headaches, heart palpatations and periods of dizziness. This subsided after 7 to 10 days and all of the previously mentioned side effect symptons disappeared as well. I am happy for those for whom it works; I cannot personally recommend it. | M | 29 | 5 weeks | 11/8/2008 | 5 | Boderline P./Mood Stabilizer/PTSD | The side affects were present in the first month or so; that first month, this medication made me VERY tired after taking it. But that was it. Now 5 months later... No side affects at all, and this medication has literally saved my sanity! | After being treated by traditional antidepressants, and anti anxiety medications... my moods were still completely out of control. Lamictal has improved my quality of life 100%. I can leave the house now without severe anxiety. I no longer have the crazy mood swings that had plagued me nearly all my life. Finally a medication that really helps! | F | 28 | 7 months | 11/7/2008 | 1 | epilepsy | painful blisters in mouth, swollen lips | call your doctor right away if this happens, they told me it could have been really dangerous | F | 45 | 3 days | 11/7/2008 | 5 | Bipolar NOS and organic brain syndr | Awful headaches from time to time, itchiness, and every once in a while I'll feel unbelievably sick and flu-like for about half an hour. But WHO CARES???? Not me! | Lamictal ROCKS! It does so much to stabilize my mood and cognitive functioning. I would happily accept side effects that were 10 times worse in exchange for that. Lamictal is also especially valuable for women because it lowers the toxic estrogen levels that are so common these days. | F | 39 | 9 months | 11/4/2008 | 3 | Bipolar II | shortness of breath; headaches; acne on face, neck and back; insomnia | F | 27 | 3 months | 11/4/2008 | 4 | Mood Stabilizer | Weight gain, loss of sex drive, dry mouth, hard to concentrate | It is a great medicine if you need it. It is a hard and dangerous drug to get off of. If you get off of it too fast you can have seizures even if you don't have epilepsy. It can be expensive if you do not have health insurance. If you experience rashes contact your doctor immediatly. All around, it can really help you but the side effects are the horrible part. | M | 19 | 3 years | 11/3/2008 | 4 | Epilepsy | sleepiness, drowsiness, and fatigue. | It controls my seizures really well and I have had two healthy pregnancies that were well planned. For those women wanting children while taking lamictal I can say by experience that it does not affect the baby at all. It has to be taken along with 5mg of folic acid to avoid abnormalities. I have two healthy and beautiful girls. I was even able to breastfeed. Just plan it well with your neurologist. | F | 30 | 12 years | 11/3/2008 | 4 | epilepsy | Memory loss and disturbed sleep patterns. Occasional shakiness. Interestingly I was reading that some users have a lack of libido and I'm now wondering whether it's lamictal that is causing this. I'm not 100% sure but I do think I'm slightly more moody than I used to be? | I had an extreme allergic reaction to tegretol (dilantin not so much) so lamictal is highly preferable to either of these. I'd like no side effects but at least I can drive now and look after my children without worry. The disappointing thing however is I originally took lamictal before they announced the side effects for babies so was looking forward to being able to maybe have another baby, As research continues into birth defect and the percentages get higher I don't think I'll have another child. | F | 41 | 4 years | 11/2/2008 | 5 | manic-depression | dry mouth. No problems with the rash SE. That is a rare (but serious SE). See the derm atlas for images dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/IndexDisplay.cfm?ImageID=1388325837 | This is my second time on it and it is great for my mood. Not only as a mood stabilizer but for depression. | F | 27 | 6 months | 10/30/2008 | 3 | Bipolar Disorder II | hallucinations, tremors, hostility, random twitches, a need to KEEP MOVING, indescribable feeling of being "not right", feeling faint, CONFUSION, MEMORY LOSS, racing thoughts, tinnitus, sensetivity to sunlight | When I started taking Lamictal by itself I started having hallucinations. They told me that it was the Bipolar Disorder, but I never had them before I took Lamictal, and they went away after adding other medications. When the Dr. increased my dosage recently, I noticed a big increase in irritability. I also was completely unable to sit still, which made sleeping next to impossible. | F | 19 | 5 years | 10/30/2008 | 3 | Bi-Polar II | I cannot remember anything short term. My scalp itches. I have no balance and can trip and fall over air. I seem to be more manic and get the shakes on the inside when I drink caffeine. And I can't see worth anything. My vision is so blurry that I have to really focus, which is a problem because I can't focus!! AAARRRGGGHHH! | Until I found this web-site I was going to be tested for early on-set Alzheimers Disease. I thought I was going crazy. My forgetfullness is going to cost me my job if I can't begin remerbering to do things my boss asked me to do. I can't put a sentence together. I used to be the intelligent "go-to" person and now I'm just a dumb stuttering person that can't remember a conversation we had yesterday. I am going back to my doctor to see what can be done, but until then I'm backing down from 300 mg to 200 mg myself. I had my hairdresser check me for lice because my head itched so badly. I have to do something to make this better. | F | 39 | 2 years | 10/30/2008 | 5 | Manic Depressive (Bipolar) | slight weight loss | LAMICTAL GAVE ME MY LIFE BACK! Until 2 years ago, the only "normal" life I remember was as a child. I have been hospitalized twice (once for 3 months) & have been treated with various antidepressants over the years. Some worked a bit. Others did not. NOTHING came close to helping me as does Lamictal. I have actually written the company to thank them. I would LOVE to meet with any scientist who worked to help "cure" me. My chart, tho inches thick I'm sure, honestly now states "IN REMISSION" | F | 50 | 2 years | 10/29/2008 | 4 | Bipolar | FORGETFULNESS increased. Have had memory issues for the last 10 years or so but it seems a little worse. Seeing that I am still not completely stable the forgetfulness may be from that. MEMORY LAPSES- which are more troublesome than forgetfulness. Total inability to recall events when people bring them up later. Lastly,DENTAL PROBLEMS. I just noticed a few days ago that one of my back teeth is severely decayed along the gum line. After further inspection I noticed two more places where decay is present. I have always taken care of my teeth and this rapid onset of problems makes me wonder if there is some connection with the lamictal. Anyone else notice dental problems? | When you are in a mixed state of bipolar and spend days on end pacing the floor talking to yourself anything that stops that is a pure miracle. Obviously if I keep losing time or my dental problems increase I will want to try alternatives but continuing to live in a mixed state is not an option. It has slowed things down enough to be rational. The depression has been a little more stubborn (I am on 50mg wellbutrin too) and it has taken months of dosage increases with the lamictal (up to 300mg) to get that under control. I am hopeful that my new sense of stability will help me as I plan to return to work soon. | F | 37 | 6 months | 10/29/2008 | 3 | Bi polar disorder | I've lost Alot of weight. I went from 115-125 to 100 lbs. When I first started taking the drug I couldn't remember anything I was really lost and got Extremly Sleepy durning the day. When I started taking it at night I would sleep 15 hours a day. I started at 25mg i'm up to almost 100mgs. I don't eat a whole lot since I've been on the drug I mis use words alot and Have the attention span Of a fly. I don't show emotion to much and I'm extremly blank. When I lose my temper I stay angry. | It's a good drug but I wouldn't recommned it to someone as a first time drug to get rid of sym. Now that I've been on it for a couple of weeks I have to take OTC sleep drugs to pass out I sit alone alot loud noise gets to me. I'm extemly panic strecken. I've lost ALOT of weight. The racey thoughts in my head have stopped and compaired to how I normally am it's better. I've been on almost every drug for depression and mania. This one by far has the least side effects | F | 20 | 4 weeks | 10/29/2008 | 5 | Bipolar/Cycling Mood disorder | Feeling drowsy in the morning, but side effect lifted after a few weeks. Lost about 30 lbs. throughout course of treatment. This is a definited plus because many medications used for mental health purposes have the weight gain effect. | Before I started taking Lamictal 3 years ago, I had always had bouts of slight depression and mild manic phases (usually more manic phases than depressive states). My doctor brought me back down to a "normal" state with Zyprexa (an antipsychotic), and then put me on Lamictal (100 mg twice a day) to help stabilize my mood and keep it there. For the first time in my life, I felt completely comfortable with myself; that is, all my panicky feelings, paranoia, depression, etc. were gone because Lamictal stabilized my mood. I could function like a normal human without anxiety attacks getting in the way, for example. About 3 months ago, I had my first relapse and was, unknowingly, in a major manic state for about 3 weeks straight. I did not know it was a manic phase at the time because I was only feeling severe PHYSICAL symptoms (i.e. severe back and chest pain that led me to getting an MRI). When the general practitioners/back specialists couldn't figure out what was wrong, I | F | 20 | 3 years | 10/25/2008 |