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| 2 | Acute Depression/PMS | I am so greatful for all your posts! I have been having a lot of the same side effects. I feel no motivation, tired all the time, loss of any personality, just really "Blah". | As others have stated, it did seem to work at first. Now i am up to 100mg and i am starting to feel like i am going backwards in my treatment. I am also on 150mg of Zoloft. We have tried several anti-depressents that seem to work at for awhile and then stops. I really think that i need to see my OB/GYN and look into the PMS more. Thanks again for all the comments - now i dont feel so crazy! | F | 33 | 2 months | 12/17/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II | At 300 mg, lingering side effects (after initial adjustment): dry mouth, slight weight gain, some slight memory problems, tiredness, inability to drink alcohol. I'm also taking lithium, so that could be responsible for some of these. | This med was terrible to start. It took me a month of feeling horrible, exhausted, and uncomfortable in my own skin before things started to get better. I did bump my dose up to 300 all at once (in a few weeks) instead of increasing and waiting and feeling icky over the course of several months. I would increase in this way again, though. I have tried so many drugs, and this been the most effective with the least side effects so far. It controls my highs and lows well, especially the lows. I am a little "fuzzier", but at least I am functional and going to work and school. I am quite pleased with it. | F | 23 | 2 years | 12/16/2007 | 4 | Temporal Lobe Epilepsy | Weird dreams, small memory loss, a few jerks everyday. | Since starting this drug (100mg per day) I have not had any unconsiousness seizures (was having 1 per week) and have only had two small partials. It does wear off quite quick though so I have to make sure I scatter 25mg tablets throughout the day, and I can see myself needing to take more as time goes on. But overall it has done wonders for my concentration, and even though words are a little hard to find sometimes, the reduction in partials is beautiful. I do get a bit angry in the morning, but I think that's because I always need a coffee so bad. I tried tegretol and it was rubbish, i'm glad to find this. | M | 28 | 6 weeks | 12/16/2007 | 2 | Bi polar / Depression | Extreme paronia and anxiety, I felt like I was being stared constantly, increased emotional sensitivity, more severe mood swings, rage. | I took this drug for mood swings, 25mg for 2 weeks, 50mg for 1 week; for the past year now I have had severe depression along with mood swings. All lamictal seemed to do is amplify all of my symptoms, my brain fog seemed to get worse, the only benefit I had was an increased energy level, but it didn't help b/c I ended up feeling so manic. It worked for a few days then the positive benefits seemed to fade away. | M | 18 | 21 days | 12/15/2007 | 4 | seizures | after 8 months on lamictal I have lost 35 lbs. That's great except it won't stop! Getting scary...I've just started experiencing hair loss and vision disturbances. My mood is somewhat somber-I will definately tell you what I think as opposed to holding it all in. Experiencing problems with multi-tasking-not because of confusion but because I can't perform a task and think of something else without really concentrating. Definate problems with inversion of Numbers and letters. My hands always seem to be one key over to far! Every med for siezures has nasty side effects-just different. I'm concerned about the hair loss though. Most of the side effects listed by viewers are short term (vivid dreams in TECHNOCOLOR,dry mouth, etc. I'll see what happens. | F | 8 months | 12/13/2007 | 2 | Anxiety, PTSD, Mood swings | Worse anxiety, suicidal thoughts, weight loss, extreme mood swings, no sex drive, crying for no reason. Lack of motivation. | I hate this medication. It is horrible. Major mood swings, Very Manic one day and depressed the next.I feel as though I am going crazy, Fuzzy head, dizzy, loss for words. Racing thoughts, can't articulate my thoughts. I feel like I am on a good one times 10. I feel worse than before I started taking it. | F | 39 | 2 weeks | 12/13/2007 | 1 | BP | rashes on and off. Irritability. Mood swings and and severe agitation. | Switched to this after 4 years onDepakote ER and I don't care what anyone says I think this drug is garbage. I never knew when I was going to break out into red rashes that would last a week or more. I never knew when I was going to be driving and start to feel angry for no reason. I never knew when I would all of a sudden become nervous and feel like I had to leave wherever I was and often I could not string cohesive sentences together verbally. I gave this drug a shot for a year and it just sucked. I've been back on Depakote and plan on staying. It's not perfect but I can count on it which gives me peace of mind and I don't break out or slur every other word. | M | 33 | 1 years | 12/11/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II, Rapid Cycler | taking 300mgs -headaches at night -cotton mouth at night -night sweats -frequent urination -intermitent tremors all over body -cystic acne on chin -rosacea aroung nose and mouth -severe blurred vision (lost control of my car) -clumsiness -memory loss -intense insomnia followed by extreme fatigue -mild rash -change in hair texture (wirey and hard) -possible hair loss -serious weight gain | all the psychotropic drugs i've taken have side-effects (prozac, lexapro, cymbalta, welbutrin, trileptal, topamax, lorazapam, lunesta, effexor). lamictal has some too and has worked the best. | F | 37 | 5 months | 12/10/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II | lightheadedness, insanely bad headaches, bizarre vivid dreams, hot flashes in my face, insomnia | I am like a different person on this medication. No more bouts of crying, less binge eating, less agressive, irritable moods. However the headaches are the worst I have ever experienced, indescribably painful, and quite distracting, but ibuprofen can usually tame it quite well. When I mentioned this to my doc he suggested trying something else but there is NO WAY I am going off this medication, I feel like a normal person and I can be productive on a regular basis. My family couldn't believe what a difference it made. I take 300mg/day + 450mg Wellbutrin XL/day (been on WB for four years), both in the morning. I experienced problems when I had to go off my birth control pill, as it normally decreases the amt of lamictal in the blood, so going off it meant the levels were higher than normal, and thats when I got the crazy hot flashes. This evened out after a few days and was fine when I was back on the pill, but doxycyclin, which affects bc pill levels, messed it up again. There s | F | 26 | 13 months | 12/10/2007 | 5 | bipolar disorder | Nothing definite--perhaps a bit more clumsiness | This has been my wonder drug. Previously I took lithium and depakote. I was diagnosed as bipolar in 1985; the first ten years I was hospitalized half a dozen times. Since beginning on lamictal in January 1997, I haven't had a serious manic episode, and it is the only drug that has alleviated depression. | F | 62 | 10 years | 12/9/2007 | 4 | depression, anxiety lack of energy | none. made me feel more energetic. I am also on zoloft 50 mg. | F | 48 | 5 days | 12/7/2007 | 4 | Bipolar II | Mental fogginess. Zoned out. Headaches coming on and off. Mood swings when I started. Tight feeling in my muscles, tension. Weird libido stuff. Acne. | I am two days off Lamictal and any other meds as well. I definitely have insomnia, but feel really great, quite energized. Of course the fear is mania, but I never had mania before. The mental fogginess is the main reason i discontinued use. It's obvious when you go from A's in Calculus to struggling with basic algebra. Basically the side effects I'm getting are all physical and similar to when i started. It wasn't too bad to come off Lamictal. I hope the acne explosion goes away. I'm glad I took Lamictal. It was really helpful on the whole. | M | 32 | 14 months | 12/6/2007 | 5 | bipolar depression | Moderate drowsiness | I thank God and GSK for Lamictal! Within a few weeks of starting the medication, I started feeling "normal" for the first time in years. I take 200 mg at bedtime, so I use the drowsiness to my advantage. I also take 450 Wellbutrin XL and 20 Lexapro. I recently had a miscarriage at 8 weeks, but I have no way of knowing which of my meds, if any, might have been a factor. I'm not really worried--I intend to try to get pregnant again soon and I am not changing my medications. | F | 28 | 9 months | 12/5/2007 | 4 | Bipolar II - DEPRESSION | No short-term side effects. Started on low dose and slowly upped to 200 mg/day. A few months in I began to have acne for the first time in my life. A year in I started to notice memory problems, and maybe it's unrelated but I began having breast tenderness each month along with irregular periods. 2 1/2 years into this and now I'm confused all the time, have memory and concentration problems, forget appts, names, where I put things, why I called someone, etc. Also I'm tired often lately. | Despite the acne and memory problems, this drug was great for the first 2 years. I have not been depressed and my moods have been quite stable. Only in the last six months has it become clear that it's truly the cause of my cognitive problems. I'm tired of feeling stupid all the time and am slowly tapering off this med. It's a tough decision because Lamictal really did help in a lot of ways, especially my family life. | F | 36 | 2.5 years | 12/5/2007 | 3 | Bipolar II/Panic Disorder | I'm taking 100mgs and so far I've experienced fatigue, vivid dreams and my arms feel like they're on fire. I'm still having some mood swings, but not as bad as before. I also take Zoloft 100mgs, Ativan .5 mgs twice a day, Remeron 15mgs at night. | F | 41 | 2 years | 12/5/2007 | 3 | Bipolar I | hair loss, weight gane, cranky, bad acne like bumps on my face. | I'm taking 200mg of Lamictal in the morning. It does seem to help with the more deppressive side of my bipolar. It does however let me cycle into Mania alot. Witch is ok because it does take the edge off. Of course at this moment my only option left is Depakote and I have heard nothing but horrible things about that. I have taken so many things its not even funny. So basically it works but the side effects suck | M | 24 | 5 months | 12/4/2007 | 3 | Bipolar | Initially none. After 6 months many, severe anxiety, shortness of breath, dizziness, trouble concentrating, increased depression... | This drug was great for about 8 months and then it all went bad. I had severe shortness of breath, severe anxiety and dizziness. I honestly thought I had a bad heart. I read some comments and found other people had similar reactions after 6 or so months. I went off the drug immediately. After about a week of hell, coming off the drug, all my symptoms went away...what a relief. | M | 41 | 8 months | 12/4/2007 | 2 | Bipolar | I've experienced flu like symptoms, tremors, dizzyness, clumsyness. The main one being and times I feel lost, like I'm not in touch with reality. I'll do something then 5 minutes later, forgot what I did. | I havn't been taking Lamictal long enough to get any effect of it but have stopped taking it, by doctors orders, due to the side effects, and their effects on my daily life. | F | 22 | 7 days | 12/3/2007 | 2 | misdiagnosed bipolar disorder | little dry mouth only | For a year I took this medication for a condition that I didn't even have. It totally flattened me out, made emotionless and careless. It also turned me into a selfish, arrogant person and almost destroyed my marriage. It might be a good medication though if you're truly bipolar. | M | 31 | 1 years | 12/3/2007 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder NOS | i'm on 100mg/day, with no bothersome side effects-- it wakes me up in the morning and gets me moving, so if i want to go back to sleep right after i take it, i have trouble falling asleep. i've noticed some weight gain, but then again, i don't have a "healthy lifestyle" at all, so i wouldn't take my word for it. emotionally, it's cleared up my depression without making me feel like a zombie. this is the first medicine that has been able to do that for me-- i've tried 7 antidepressants before this. i feel almost "normal" and level-headed. | i posted on here a few months ago, right after i started taking lamictal. i just wanted to post again and let everyone know how it was working for me, especially since recent posters have had such bad experiences. my life is completely different now-- it's amazing. i can finally get out of bed and go to classes and work-- so what if i'm getting a little chunky? also, since i'm a broke-ass student, my shrink faxes my prescriptions to the UK, where Lamotrigine is available in generic. i pay less than $100 for 56 100mg pills. i don't know if this is something that just anyone can do, but i can dig up the info if anyone's interested. | F | 23 | 6 months | 12/2/2007 |