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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Bipolar | Dizzie nausea and sugar I think maybe joint pain not sure but it seems to be that my bones just hurt. Am going to talk to Dr. On 50 now starting 100 in 2 days wish me luck.. So far no weight gain hope not just lost 80 this year..... | Does the side effects get worse the higher the dosage. | F | 42 | 5 weeks | 8/12/2008 | 5 | Bipolar II | Initially hypomanic, which was a huge improvement from the suicidal depression I was experiencing, but I never felt totally out of control. This lasted quite a while. Have had some issues with memory and balance - not too severe though. In the past 8 months, I have noticed an increased appetite from 8 to 10 at night (I take Lamictal @ 6); it's a true hunger, not emotional eating. Also, someone mentioned breast size increase -ditto for me. | Actually, have felt truly "normal" for the most prolonged period of my life which is why this gets a 5 for me. I do take it with mirtazapine. I do work out regularly and try to make good food choices in order to combat the 10 lbs I've gained. | F | 49 | 2 years | 8/11/2008 | 5 | Bipolar/ptsd/borderline psnalty d/o | The benefits far outweigh the negatives for me. It does, however, cause me to be a total klutz, get very easily distracted, (i can be talking about something and then do a total switch-around mid-sentence into an entirely different topic. my poor friends and family!), and i have trouble remembering things sometimes. But...I can pinpoint this drug and say that for a fact this is the one that saved my life. | I am now up to 450 mg. and my doc will not go any higher because i'm not using it for an anti-epileptic, only for a mental health med. Now i'm getting a bit nervous about the next time i need an increase and what we'll do. I'm also on Topamax, Wellbutrin, Ativan for PRN, and Abilify (which sucks and I am d/c'ing it asap d/t major side effects). I have tried just about every drug out there over the years and in different combinations, too. This is the only one that got my rump out of bed and helped me to feel like I wanted to stay alive, work, and start going out again. | F | 37 | 3 years | 8/10/2008 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | mostly foggy brain. Can't take it at night, vivid dreams. Taking 100mg every morning. | I was wondering if anyone has noticed any differences in the name brand and generic? I feel very achey since switching to generic.Don't know if it's a coencidence. | F | 34 | 1 days | 8/10/2008 | 4 | epilepsy | well many of you have experienced memory loss for sure.ill be going to do something and forget what i was doing.ill be talking to someone and completely forget what we're talking about.iam also very clutzy.its refered to as a burnout,someone who smoked alot of pot.im an advid supporter of cannibis..and i jokingly blamed my ways on it.but now i have a legit reason as to why i cannot remember things..lamictal.i do get dizzingness everynow and then.sometimes moody.loss of concentration/inspiration...pot helps me get that back.hey im an artist.it helps me with my schoolwork..3.0 at oregon college of art and craft | all in all lamictal has been great.i used to take depokote when i was younger...bad news.dpression,hair loss,loss of appetite.now i eat alot.i have great metabolism so dont have to worry bout crazy weight gain. | M | 25 | 5 years | 8/1/2008 | 1 | Mood Stabilizer | Wormhole to Alzeheimers | Can't remember faces, words, moments or anything else. Extreme awareness of lowered cognitive ability. While conversing with others, people seem to recognize I'm having trouble following their thoughts and logic. Easily distracted. | M | 4 months | 8/1/2008 | 2 | Bipolar Type 2 | Weight gain! I gained like 40 pounds, and it may not be the Lamictal but I didn't gain weight until I got on it. Very vivid dreams. Night sweats. Slight loss of sex drive. When I reached the dose of 200 mg that I'm on now, I started getting really bad headaches every day. Short term memory loss. People will tell me their names and 30 seconds later I can't remember what they are. I've met people and a week later I don't remember meeting them. Difficulty concentrating. Feeling nauseous in the morning when I wake up, especially if I haven't gotten 8 hours of sleep or more (and I've been on this for a year!). Having a VERY difficult time getting out of bed in the morning if I miss more than 2 days of the medication. I sleep through my alarm and wake up hours late for work having no recollection of turning my alarm off. | I thought I was crazy when I started noticing these side effects but seeing people saying the same things are happening to them makes me want to get off this drug. I'm seeing my psychiatrist next week and I'm getting off of it. I'm not even sure I'm bipolar because there were a lot of factors going on when I was diagnosed and I'm not going to stay on something with this many side effects if I don't have something really going on. I'm not happy with this medication. | F | 20 | 1 years | 7/31/2008 | 1 | mood stable | dumbed down, no concentration, craved sweets, | M | 17 | 3 weeks | 7/31/2008 | 3 | depression/anxiety/docs donno! | I'm 14... and i live a day to day life and it was really weird at first idk if i really had side effects i've been taking it for a while... but i've had vaginal discharge which is weird because i'm not at all sexually active (being 14 and all) and idk if thats only me but i'm too scared to bring it up with my parents i also thought about it and i think it did begin when i started taking lamictal... i could be totally wrong but idk... its really annoying though... | help please if its you too! | F | 14 | 1 years | 7/30/2008 | 3 | Bipolar | Dizziness, blurred vision as I increased the medication, headaches, sore throat as I kept increasing the medication. My psychiatrist does not want to lower the medication because I have been more stable with my moods. But the side effects are driving me insane because I am not myself. I also can't concentrate so I don't what to do? | F | 34 | 5 months | 7/29/2008 | 5 | Bipolar II | Possibly slow-healing in-mouth sores. They've mostly cleared up, and might not even be related. Not sure. | I had no idea what a shadow land I was living in before taking this drug. I was depressed for months (and had cycled back and forth for years, now that I realize what feeling normal is), and though of suicide constantly. I was skeptical that what I was feeling was real, and this kept me from seeking help. Finally a friend convinced me to see a psychiatrist, who prescribed this drug. I feel like my life has been pulled back from the brink. I no longer feel the mystical awe that I now recognize as hypomania, and this seems like a bit of a loss. But I don't feel a crushing dread, either (and the dread was much more common than the awe). I just feel balanced. Thanks to this drug, I can get on with making my life worthwhile, instead of lamenting its worthlessness. | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 7/28/2008 | 5 | PTSD | Overheated, dehydrated, mild ringing in ears, vivid realistic dreams, mild lower g.i. discomfort, occasional sensation that ants are crawling up arms or legs, irritated scalp, decreased flexibility (hard to stand up straight after sitting because hip muscles are so sore) | Although I'm on the lowest dose (25), this has given me back much of my former, happy-go-lucky personality after twelve years of suicidal impulses, partial dissociation, and inability to get anything done or to enjoy anything. The only other thing I take is Paxil and this counteracts the sleepy stupor from that, too. Although I get jolted awake from intense dreams in the morning, I'm not groggy with racing thoughts for the first time that I can remember and the usual triggers don't give me flashbacks. My thoughts are in sync with my feelings instead of being separate. I hope I don't get "the rash" or lose my hair over this because it's a miracle drug for me although I'm apprehensive about possible liver damage from it. The side effects are discouraging reminders of what I've been through, but they're worth it to be able to have normal moods and handle things like cooking and laundry again without a huge effort. | F | 47 | 3 weeks | 7/27/2008 | 5 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Tremors, Concentration Loss-Forgetfulness. | I have just finished my 4 week walk up from 25mg to 100mg. I felt a huge improvement almost immediately. I used to have rages that last for 3 days+ and now they last an hour or two and are less often. After first week I realized how much I have missed in life and I now look forward to every new day. I have been on 30+ medications for BiPolar, Depression, Anxiety, etc. in last 12 years and this is the very first that has made a difference. The side effects are tolerable but a few times have been a little frustrating (losing keys, forgetting what I needed after driving to store, and stopping mid sentence not remembering what I was saying). Overall the ups this drug has given me are so grand that the downs are easily overlooked. | F | 29 | 4 weeks | 7/27/2008 | 3 | Epilepsy | Very bad acne, never had acne in high school but, I began breaking out on my face and back. They were all under the skin cyst-like pimples. I switched back to Depakote after 6 months and my skin cleared up and decided Depakote was the lesser of the two evils. | It did its job in keeping me seizure free. | F | 20 | 6 months | 7/26/2008 | 5 | Mixed bipolar disorder & dysthymia | forgetfulness, confusion, insomnia, and some mild anger episodes (doctor says those can also be attributed to my Wellbutrin) | Lamictal has been literally a life-saver for me. Due to the severity of my disorders, I take 400 mg/day (300 in the AM, 100 in the PM because of trouble sleeping). I also take Wellbutrin to help with the dysthymia, and while my bipolar symptoms have not completely disappeared (I don't think they ever will), the differences I've noted are incredible. I am far more productive, not in a manic sense either, and, oddly enough, am a more relaxed driver as well. I used to have suicidal thoughts years ago, but after being put on the Lamictal, those have stopped. I have not experienced any of the blurred vision, headaches, etc., and my sex drive is actually up from what it used to be. I also have made use of consistent, on-going cognitive/behavioral therapy, which helps me to come up with tools to combat the forgetfulness, confusion, and anger, and the combination of the pharmaceuticals and therapy has basically enabled me to stay alive and start having as close to a normal life as possible. | F | 28 | 4 years | 7/24/2008 | 4 | After reading other comments, I now know why I'm losing hair! Other side effects: Hard to put my thoughts into words. Some stuttering-trying to remember the right word to use. Forgetfulness-big time! My husband gets frustrated with me over this but then he reminds himself that it's the medication. Blurred vision sometimes, not much of a problem. | I would have to say that the biggest issue with me is loss of memory and having trouble putting my thoughts into words. Forgetting what I'm talking about in mid-sentence. Also, the recent hair loss. BUT, My moods are more stable, I can handle stress a bit better. Overall, it has improved my life a great deal and will continue with it for now. | F | 37 | 10 months | 7/24/2008 | 3 | Bi-Polar NOS | Initially was dizzy/headache. Now, fever/flushed but with no sweating, DIZZY, nausea, headache, muscle aches, "jerky" eye movement | Working well for mood stabilization. Am reducing dosage from 150 mg back to 100 and will split dose rather than take all at once. I feel like I am being POISONED and hope this gets better as the mood stabilization properties are excellent. | F | 46 | 42 days | 7/22/2008 | 3 | Depression, OCD and Anxiety | None so far but my brests seem to be getting bigger! It's crazy and I can't figure it out. I seem to be a little calmer - I have noticed that. I also take Lexapro (10mg day) and BC pills. Lexapro causes low/no libodo and that is a problem. Trying Lamictal to see if I can get off of Lexapro. Anyone have any side effects like mine? | F | 33 | 3 weeks | 7/22/2008 | 2 | Epilepsy | Memory loss, fatigue, severe nighttime jaw clenching, acne. I have heat and sun sensitivity - I hate being outside in the heat, and I'm unable to sit outside at all without getting severely sunburned. I am unable to put into words what I want to say, and it's hard for me to remember how to spell things. Loss of sex drive, moody, cry easily. | I was on an extremely high dosage, but now I'm down to 100 mg twice a day. The Lamictal wasn't helping at all, but Keppra 1000mg twice a day was added, so I've been completely seizure free for 6 months. I would like to go completely off the Lamictal, but my doctor doesn't want me to. I guess he knows best, though! | F | 30 | 8 months | 7/21/2008 | 5 | Bipolar 1 depression | Slight balance issues at times | Lamictal is an amazing treatment 4 the depression associated with bipolar 1 disorder. This med literally saved my life. I give it (and the Dr. who prescribed it) all the credit for my being here 2day. I can not even begin to describe how agonizing the depression I experienced was. It was so bad that I knew I wld only be around for another wk or 2 max. Having only recently been diagnosed with bipolar 1, this was the 1st med the dr. prescribed & I am so thankful that he did. I began taking it on Sep. 12, 2007. On 9-14, 2 days later, I nearly killed myself. It was the worst pain (all of it mental) I have ever experienced & the only thing that kept me from it was a promise that I made to the dr. when he prescribed it: that I wld give the med some time 2 work & not kill myself. I didn't have 2 wait long bc, although 9-14-07 was the worst night of my life, by 9-19 my depression had so diminished that I was no longer the least bit suicidal & felt better than I had in yrs. That | F | 26 | 10 months | 7/19/2008 |