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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | epilepsy | dizziness, lack of coordination (broke glasses, spilled food, knocked things over, bruised self, afraid I would fall down stairs or while taking shower), insomnia, fatigue, nausea, itchy scalp and itchy arms and legs, sensitivity to sun, skin bumpy, slurred speech, "hot flashes" day and and night--stopped wearing makeup, changed stinky sheets often, washed clothes more often, showered more often,--dry mouth, frequent sinus headaches(try nose spray)and severe migraine headaches (try maxalt-MLT), easy bleeding (when washing my face) and easy bruising (on abdomen??), vaginitis, tremors, lips pursing, sores in my mouth, biting my tongue while eating, clenched jaw, new type of seizure with teeth clenched--WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED???? A dentist my find my teeth moved (absence--petit mal for 20 years after last tonic clonic), chest pain, impaired memory; difficulty spelling words correctly; emotional lability (very angry--throwing things vs. crying about nothing) | I HATE IT!!!! The main reason for taking it was to lose weight seeing as Depakote causes weight gain. My seizures were already under control. Not driving for over 6 months changed life style--no exercise so more weight. Migraines keep me from everything. And I'm afraid of these new seizures. I hope they disappear when I get back on Depakote. 6 mo. before tapering back to depakote | F | 63 | 6 months | 9/17/2008 | 1 | Epilepsy | My seizures are caused by a bicycle accident in 1993 and my seizures developed in 1998; (5 yrs later) I was 24; they are not hereditary. I am now 32 years old. Here is a list of the side effects and symptoms that I have experienced while using Lamictal and side effects that are ongoing since I discontinued using the drug. These side effects are only on a 200mg dosage... Loss of libido (sex drive) which wasn't noticed until 2006 when I got married, before that I was a virgin so I payed no attention to my hormones. Short and long term memory loss, grinding of teeth and biting of tongue and cheeks, vivid dreams, weight loss, acne problems, drulling of mouth while asleep and when speaking, anxiety, mood swings, impatience, fatigue, blurred of vision, hair loss, slower coordination and reaction, slow thinking, irregular sleeping patterns; sometimes I awaken early after going to bed late after just 4 hours sleep. Lamictal gave me more seizures; major ones and now silent ones. It has neve | It is one of the worse medicines I have been on in my life causing more problems than what I have started with. This product only added insult to injury. I highly recommend against its use. It caused a host of new symptoms that I never had before. | F | 32 | 4 years | 9/16/2008 | 5 | Bipolar I | Memory deficits in certain areas (remembering names/activities/dates, but my doctor told me that this may be a result of my manic/depressed episodes), body acne. When I forget to take a dose, I become manic, so I have to use an add on to bring me back to baseline. | Lamictal is a wonderful medication and has probably saved my life. I had an eating disorder when I was younger and thoroughly researched all the different meds because I refused to be placed on anything that made me gain any weight. Lamictal was weight neutral for me with very few side effects. Follow your doctor's orders though and increase your dose slowly. I went off it once and tried to put myself back on it quickly and got the rash on my face. It made me learn my lesson. When used properly, it's a wonderful maintenance med. For the body acne, there are different ways to treat it. Honestly, I am so forgetful that it is partially my fault that it hasn't gone away. | F | 25 | 2.5 years | 9/15/2008 | 1 | F | 27 | 1 years | 9/14/2008 | 2 | depression | extreme tiredness sleep about 14 hours a day. Also take Wellbutrin XL 450mg and doesn't counteract the effects. Have gained about 20 pounds and is impossible to lose!!! Lost a little hair in the beginning. Stabilization properties worked, because my mood was always around a 3-4 some days were normal at 5 (1 is extremely depressed, 10 is super manic) This med kept me at straight 3. Couldn't function and had no good days whatsoever. Had no antidepressant properties for me. | I will be getting off this med, will be 2 years this fall. sought antidepressant and required stablilizer because Prozac put me hypomanic. (not dx as BP becuase only been manic as result of drug. it is highly suspected though). The Wellbutrin XL in combination with the Lamictal put me right back to where I was before I started meds. Not happy ever, so days sad and angry and ready to give up. I was upset about the weight gain, but after adding the Wellbutrin my mood was so flat I didn't care. Stayed on it so long because I quit smoking! I am going to try Abilify. | F | 32 | 2 years | 9/9/2008 | 1 | mood disorder | horrible nausea and heinous withdrawal effects | M | 43 | 8 years | 9/8/2008 | 4 | bipolar 2 and PTSD | mild acne, troubles with memory (not sure how much is from the trauma alone), poor cordination when tired, social anxiety, waking up after only a few hours of sleep, pains in neck | I would recommend this medication. It has decreased my hypomania and rage, which SSRIs increased. Doesn't take away all sense of emotion as Lithium did. Still having moderate depression, but significately less suicidal episodes. On 150mgs and increasing to 200mgs. | F | 18 | | 9/7/2008 | 5 | mood stabilizer | Occasional spaced out feeling. Greater sensitivity to alcohol. | At 37.5mg the drug has kept my anxiety and depression under control. At 50mg its more effective, but its harder to concentrate and I feel somewhat detached. Otherwise this has been by far the best drug I've been prescribed for mood issues. Its a breath mint compared to Lexapro and others I've been on. | M | 1 years | 9/6/2008 | 1 | Bi-Polar | HAIR LOSS, WEIGHT GAIN, CONFUSSION, MEMORY LOSS,JOINT PAIN ALL OVER.VAGINAL DRYNESS, BREAK THROUGH BLEEDING. | This by far has to be the worst med i have ever taken. I took myself off cold turkey and delt with the withdrawl because of the side effects. My ob thought that I was menopausal because of the women issues I had, untill he found out that I was on this med. I am 36 and I felt as though I was 66. After being off med for two months now I have lost most of my weight, my hair dresser tells me that I have a whole new head of hair growing. | F | 36 | 1 years | 9/5/2008 | 5 | bipolar II | Itching,blurred vision, memory problems like spelling and completing sentences and forgetfulness. These mostly lasted only a week or so with each increase in dosage. I discontinued once due to sores in my mouth. It was a mistake, I should have just reduced it for a while. | I didn't realize how depressed I was until I started taking it again. My psychiatrist said it would keep me from going so far down in depression and he was right. No thoughts of suicide since taking this med. | M | 59 | 6 months | 8/24/2008 | 5 | F | 31 | 1.5 years | 8/23/2008 | 3 | bipolar II (bad depressive states) | not many; acne, motor coordination/balance problems, lack of affect (on the plus side: no weight gain or sexual dysfunction like with other mood stabilizers or SSRIs) | This drug takes a whole month to get to a clinically helpful dose of 100 mg. Once I got to 200 mg I felt better (not so much depression) but then I started to feel NOTHING. I couldn't feel joy or hope or almost anything at all. I wasn't suicidal or sleeping all the time but I still was not participating in life. I couldn't get excited about something that would make me excited even when depressed. It was awful. I weaned to 100 mg (too fast, which made me a bit nauseous and disoriented) and was doing much better. I know I have fewer obsessive, racing thoughts while on it. BUT it doesn't seem an end in itself. My psychiatrist will not prescribe an antidepressant with it but this does not work on depression the way an antidepressant does. I haven't taken my dose in a few days and have not felt withdrawal but worry about starting to take it again if need be | F | 35 | 1 years | 8/23/2008 | 3 | bipolar II | Significant cognitive impairment that continues to increase throughout the years. This has caused me to become more reclusive and anti-social; I have a very hard time articulating my thoughts and "blank" out during conversations. My memory has decreased to the point that my teenagers take full advantage of me; they know I won't remember if I agreed to a 3 a.m. curfew. Thankfully, I still remember that this is absurd. Still, it exhausts everyone when I ask them 8 times if they did their homework even though I had checked it an hour earlier. My doctor said these side effects weren't a result of Lamictal. A second opinion agreed with him. Also, the higher the dosage the higher the anxiety. anything above 75 mg. pushed me over the edge. My appetite decreased significantly. I am 5'2 and down to 100 lbs. now which I HATE. I lost hair although vitamins helped it grow back. I am now going to try to go off of Lamictal to see if I can get my brain function back. | I think Lamictal is worth a try. It helped stabilize my moods enough so that I could process therapy sessions. After one year on Lamictal my dr. put me on depakote to offset the anxiety. The depakote boosted my mood and lessened the anxiety. Currently, I have had to make a med change. I am increasing the depakote and tapering off of Lamictal. Depakote makes me very tired but at least I can think clearly. I want to work and enjoy life without living with post-it's all over the house. I am ready to try something new (although I HATE med changes). | F | 37 | 4 years | 8/22/2008 | 3 | bi-polar ? schizo-affective? | bad rash went on steroids, tried again titrating very slowly but not going beyond 50mg, now at 50 mgs for 5 months. Terrible acne which is not responsive to any treatment, sun sensitivity. Have had a lot of vaginal discharge and yeast infections which coincide time-wise but who knows. | helps depression but no miracle. am getting upset about acne scarring, but no one seems to be able to help with controlling acne. wanted to tell 14 yr old girl who posted that discharge may be normal part of cycle, but given my experience may also not be. hope she can find someone to trust to help her talk with her mom or doc | F | 18 | 10 months | 8/22/2008 | 3 | Bipolar II | Horrible Rash!!! I have been on Lamictal for two years and about 3 months ago I increased the dose from 100mg to 200mg. The doctors tell you to watch for any skin changes when you first take it but for almost two years I had none. So I forgot about it when I increased the dose. | Aside from the rash I didn't really have any side effects. It seemed to work well, although I also took it with Effexor XR (Great medicine if your looking for an anti-depressant that won't make you gain weight). I believe at this point the medicines are counter acting each other or something because not only do I have the rash but I'm having horrible mania and depression back to back! I think I'm gonna try and switch to Geodon. I've been on medicine since I was 12 and finding a new medicine sucks sooooooooo much! If anyone has ANY advice for me please send me an email, it would be much appreciated! | F | 24 | 2 years | 8/21/2008 | 5 | Help with mood swings | Weight Gain, Dizziness if missed | It is so expensive if you do not have health insurance. It really will help you if you are not using drugs or drinking with it. The only way these medications will work is if you allow them to. Getting off of it is suppose to be difficult. | F | 19 | 3 years | 8/20/2008 | 5 | manic depression | I experience significant body temperate swings, to the extent that I must sit outside or in front of a high-speed fan to try to cool down enough to stop dripping sweat. For example, I had to stop blow drying my hair as it takes about an hour to cool down enough to put on clothing or lotion; my husband is going nuts because I want the house at 65F all the time. I take 300mg/day (150 2x/day). | Barring the temperature swings, Lamictal has been a fantastic medication and regulates my mood wonderfully. Benefits include decreased anxiey, mood regulation, patience, and I can now sleep. | F | 37 | 2 years | 8/19/2008 | 5 | epilepsy | nothing bad - lost some weight, feel much more grounded, NO seizures or even partial seizures at ALL (Neurontin is like nothing now that I see how much better Lamictal works). I'm very grateful for it. I take 300 mg right now. My typing is messed up and I do mix up words sometimes. Minor compared to loosing my drivers license because of epilepsy. | DO NOT EVER TAKE MORE THAN YOUR DOSE!!!!!!! I was at the airport the other day, threw up this huge starbucks coffee. I figured, well I must have thrown up my lamictal because I had just taken it. So I took another 300 MG. within 20 minutes I was knocked out and could barely see, had to be taken off the plane in a wheelchair and (not to sound tacky,) it was like the worst psychedellic bad trip I could possibly imagine. My short term memory is now shot. I hope it didn't cause any damage to my brain I won't stop taking it though, because it sure helps my seizures. | F | 38 | 5 months | 8/19/2008 | 4 | Epilepsy | MY SCALP IS SO ITCHY!!! Also, memory problems and "spacing out". | So far, a month into it, I think my seizures are greatly decreased, so it's definitely worth it. My hairdresser gave me a special shampoo to use so my scalp doesn't feel like it's itchy and sunburned, and I think I can live with the spaced out feelings and slight memory issues. | F | 26 | 30 days | 8/14/2008 | 5 | Bipolar type II | Nausea | F | 40 | 2 years | 8/13/2008 |