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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Bi polar 2 | I have been on the medication a year now. I have written in several times before-this is an update. | After slowly dosing up to a dose of 150 mg in am and 100mg in pm, I experienced severely swollen lymph nodes in my neck. I had this happen before and had to dose down over several weeks then dose back up. Unfortunately it came back again and I will have to find a replacement for it. Other than this disappointing side effect, I really enjoyed the medication. I felt more stable on it than I had felt in years previous without it. Just don't mess around with the dosages at all or you might have an unintended reaction to it. | M | 30 | 1 years | 4/12/2008 | 1 | bipolar | wow this drove me into some mani/anxiety attacks that i really thought i was going crazy. i can't describe it but it freaked me out. at least i am calmer and clearer on depakote | poison to me. drove me to the brink of insanity. red blotches on my skin too | M | 24 | 6 months | 4/12/2008 | 5 | Rapid cycling bi-polar II | Insomnia (may be BP though) Dry and red eyes??? Itchiness at first. Weird dreams sometimes. | Pretty amazing stuff overall. I have been plagued with rapid thinking and obsessive thoughts all my life. This is the first time I haven't obsessed on angry thoughts. I am able to get over things much easier now - I used to brood for weeks. I also obsessed on confrontations from YEARS past, reworking in my mind how I could have "triumphed" This is getting that under control. Also, much less aggressive and angry. Only medication that has EVER worked for my problems. | M | | 4/11/2008 | 3 | Bipiolar Depression/Type 2 | GOOD SIDE EFFECTS: Evened out appetite, whereas I used to binge daily, and overeat on days when I would not binge, but no weight loss as of yet (which I am hoping for). Have been on it about 3 1/2 weeks, and already notice a slight difference in moods; feel more even, more able to handle stress, more hopeful, more aware. BAD SIDE EFFECTS: Minor muscle aches the first week on it; itchy scalp; minor headaches one and off, but are bearable; EXTREMELY vivid nightmares (to the point of waking up crying and screaming), messed up sleep even when following regimented schedule in an effort to regulate my circadian rhythm- some nights I can fall asleep easily and feel perfectly rested in thr morning, other nights I experience insomnia & then need to nap the following day. Most upsetting is the hair loss and major hair thinning I have beene experiencing since upping the dose from 25mg to 50mg; I've always had fine hair, but a ton of it, now with the hair loss I am noticing I can see m | I am really hoping that taking Selenium, Zinc, Vitamin E and Biotin will help with air regrowth and that using Selsun Blue topically will help with hair retention, because I would love to hit my target dose to see what it is to feel better, to feel "normal" for once... I have felt off for as long as I can remember- I have been excited to experience what other people do w/o disorders with regard to "normalcy". My Doc told me that Centrum Silver has these minerals/vitamins, so I can get all I need in one (more) pill. We're also running bloodwork next week to check for other reasons why I might be experiencing hair loss, but I am hoping the multivitamin will be all I need, so I can stay on what I have heard so many people say has been their 'miracle drug'. | F | 27 | 3 weeks | 4/11/2008 | 3 | Mood Stabilizer/ Cognitive Loss | Felt like a fish was swimming on the sides of my head, doc's think that was a seizure, I don't, I first blamed it on Cymbalta which I quit, now I get these feeling's maybe 3X year but not as severe, Inital dose was 200 mg X day, I decrease to 125mg 2X day, I think this has helped. | I don't think this drug does much for me, when I quit it I got so edgy and mad I had to take one. As someone had mentioned the lumps, I have 2 behind my ears on my head, no explaination from drs.given, also I seen a person was precribed Folic Acid, I was not told Lamictal decrease Folic Acid, I was prescribed this also, the diag of BP was ruled out, as at 55 yrs of age, and this memory loss and inattention started when i was 47, I take Ritalin, Klonopin, Lamictal, Thryoid med, and 81mg of Lithium at bedtime to sleep, If I would be listening to the doctors I would be taking 400 mg of Lamictal aday and 650 mg of Lithium, +the other drugs, Lithium does not mix with the other drugs, so I only take it at bedtime, don't take the Lithium with the drugs I have mentioned or you may get a terrible feeling in your head and have to lay down, or sleep to get it too pass, I had to, I could not deal with that feeling and go on. | M | 55 | 4 years | 4/8/2008 | 3 | bipolar depression | none really that I could tell | I can't say anything truly bad about this, but I can't say anything good. It really didn't do anything to help me. Moods still weren't stable after taking some 2 months. | F | 30 | 2 months | 4/7/2008 | 3 | Bipolar NOS | No physical side effects, but I am not sure how effective its been. It seemed like it was helping, but on a higher dose it doesn't. I'm so confused. | F | 31 | 5 months | 4/7/2008 | 5 | Bipolar I | weight gain, vivid dreams,trouble sleeping | I was previously on Seroquel and had major problems. When taking Lamictal I noticed a difference almost immediately. I am now on 400mg a day, and would not even think of coming off. Any side effects are worth my calm. | F | 32 | 1.5 years | 4/4/2008 | 5 | bipolar | blurred vision that went away after a week or so | This drug definitely changed my life. I can even work and deal with people and situations that were unheard of for me before. I can keep rational and calm in most if not all stressful conditions. They recently incresed it and my mood has never been better. I had the mania in check for awhile due to Lithium but the Lamictal seems to do better on the depression part of the bipolar. | F | 33 | 3 years | 4/4/2008 | 4 | Depression/Severe Anxiety | Initially: Dry Mouth, Nausea, Loss of appetite, tremors, insomnia Long term: Memory loss/word confusion, WEIRD dreams...every night. | Lamictal has been extremely helpful in treating my anxiety and depression. I'm on a pretty high dose (350mg) because I kept developing a tolerance for the amount I was on. But the worst part about this medicine is that it gives me that "foggy" feeling...like my memeory isn't wired correctly. Sometimes I can't find words I want to use. It's such a weird feeling. I also have incredibly scary dreams. I dislike sleeping now. I'm still an insomniac. Doctor wanted to prescribe seroquil to help with the insomnia, but it made me too hungry. | F | 18 | 2 years | 4/3/2008 | 3 | mood stabilizer | night sweats, insomnia, though i am also taking rozerem. it is only my seventh day. is this normal? please give me any information long time users. | F | 21 | 7 days | 4/2/2008 | 2 | BiPolar 2 | Started out at 100 which seemed to help with severe depression after a total nervous breakdown in which I stayed in bed for a month, stopped eating, lost 25 lbs and would cry uncontrollably when I was awake. MD put me on 100 and I stopped crying constantly and having intense racing thoughts and started functioning fairly normally. Psychiatrist MD upped dosage to 300 and it totally increased my depression. I am able to function 8 hours a day (I work from home), but crying daily and hysterically for an hour. I told him that I sincerely felt his original diagnosis of BP was incorrect and that I suffer from severe depression without the mania associated with BP, so he reduced me to 100 and added Wellbutrin. With Lamictal, I would sleep well, but wake up every morning feeling totally groggy, not well-rested and would take at least an hour to be able to start functioning. Lamictal made me hyper-sensitive and hyper-emotional. | I think Lamictal is miraculous if you're diagnosed correctly with BP. I think my doctor made a quick diagnosis because of my complete breakdown, without inquiring about possible manic episodes, which I never experienced. | F | 61 | 3 months | 4/2/2008 | 4 | Epilepsy | Weird vivid dreams, hullacinations of black bug like dots (only 3 times), mood swings, slower thinking and talking, feel hot more than usual, dizzyness,nausa and short term forgetfulness and I get tired easly. | The first two to three months I had terrible side effects, its a good thing I coundn't drive because Im sure I would have caused an accident! The hullacinations were the scariest part of getting used to the medication but for the most part the only side effects I still have are dizzyness, and slower thinking. Im still tired more than I was before I started the medication. This medication has controlled my seizures but I I forget my medication once or twice I have more seziures that I did before I started Lamictal. I dont like the side effects but they are better than having seizures. The only thing I worry about is taking this while Im pregnant. Is ther any one who has taken Lamictal while pregnant? I would like some feedback if possible. Thanks. | F | 23 | 1 years | 3/31/2008 | 4 | Possible Bipolar | Headaches at the beginning, crazy dreams for a while, then extreme irritability. Oddly enough, the side effects went away when I upped my dosage. Only lingering problem remains the insomnia, but who knows where that derives from. | For the first time in a very long time, I'm not depressed or bouncing off the walls. I'm in a very good place right now. The insomnia is pretty crazy -- I haven't needed sleep in days, and the only times I did sleep were with heavy doses of Seroquel (which I hate with a burning passion, so I don't take them as much as I prolly should). Thus far, though, it hasn't become problematic. | F | 19 | 6 weeks | 3/31/2008 | 4 | bipolar | a few headaches.. some outbursts of rage. other than that its working great!!!i am taking it with risperdol clonazepam and ambien at night all together im about 80 % better | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 3/31/2008 | 3 | Bipolar II | Severe drowsiness, "drugged" feeling for a long time every morning, difficulty focusing, especially in the morning. | I have seen a big difference in the way I feel since I started taking Lamictal, along with Zoloft. I haven't had any depressed or manic episodes. But my life circumstances have also changed drastically since the manic episode that put me on the drugs in the first place, so I'm going to ask my doctor about lowering my dose significantly to reduce the side effects and see how my symptoms are affected. | F | 30 | 6 months | 3/31/2008 | 1 | my son took lamictal for bipolar | 25 mg dosage.. my son completely flipped out.. extreme and completely severe depression with uncontrolled screaming and crying jags..non stop for four hours....complete personality change .. he wasn't making any sense and there was no reasoning or consoling him. his throat felt as if it was closing up..wow..i would never give this to him again.. he has been taking trileptal for well over a year and doing well on that drug ( other than hives when his dosage goes to high) adderall is also helping | for my son, this is not a good drug.. we never expected such a harsh reaction to the drug.. i read that one person who took this felt that they went insane.. i can't imagine what my son was feeling when he was acting completely insane on the second day that he took this..really HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE | M | 9 | 2 days | 3/31/2008 | 2 | depression | None unless recent sleeplessness is due to lamictal | At first, I felt a difference and felt less moody, but after taking lamical for three years, I feel it is ceasing to work, or did some time ago, much the way prozac quit on me years ago. I am still taking 300mg, by the way. I am frightened of anti-depressants after reading the posts regarding them, particularly effexor. I think probably I will have to live with frequent to occasional periods of depression for the rest of my life. How unlucky can you get. | M | 64 | 3 years | 3/30/2008 | 4 | seizure disorder | Initially, insomnia. Went away after a while. | This drug saved me. Prior to it my neuro was treating me with ZONEGRAN which talk about feeling stupid? Holy Moly, I was a drooling, mumbling dummy on the stuff. Also, caused anorexia, lost 10# in 4 weeks. We tried Dilantin but I was allergic, so my MD started Lamictal incrementally increasing it while decreasing the ZON I was at my current dose of 500mg daily. My seizures are well controlled and the drug has minimal side effects. | F | 41 | 2 years | 3/29/2008 | 2 | bi-polar | you know I have been taking Lamictal for about four years. my doctor has me on 400mg a day. I have been ttold that is very high dose . I have spoke with my doctor about that and the side affects that have been happening ( dizziness memory problems, rash and such, practicaly all the side affects that are listed) now she has told me that I need more. and perscribed 50mg more. i take my prescribe medicine as directed always, well because i believe I am not a doctor and they should know better. my side affects have come back with a vengence. I decided to wean off the lamital ( which has help with my bi-polar disorder) and yo and behold the side affects have subsided and my memory is coming back and well my bi-polar is still under control. has anyone else been presribed this amount?? | M | 47 | 4 years | 3/29/2008 |