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 |
| 5 | depression/mood swings | At 50 mg: Runny nose for a while after I take in morning, getting better now. Increased sexual desire which has been great. Pretty much non existant before. I am now at 100 mg and I am having terrible gas and uspset stomach. I have been on 100 mg for only 6 days and am hoping this will go away. Has anyone else had this? I have had trouble remembering some things and didn't even relate it to Lamictal. Have gone blank on names, couldn't remember my step-daughter's last name last week. That was scary. | I feel "normal" for the first time ever, I think. Feeling happy and calm. My mood swings were under control until about a month ago, hence the increase to 100 mg. My appetite has gone down with the increased dose and wouldn't mind a few pounds of weight loss. The gas at this point is very irritating and embarrassing. Anyone else on this? I've always had a sensitive stomach so I just am dealing with it. | F | 54 | 8 months | 9/25/2007 | 4 | complex partial seizures | I have been on this drug for 3 months. I have had fairly good luck with it so far. I have experienced eye twitching and am very thirsty. I still feel a little drowsy but nothing compared to trileptal. | I feel much better on lamictal with less side effects that I experienced with trileptal. I know it is not for everyone but it is working for me. | F | 35 | 3 days | 9/25/2007 | 4 | Mild bipolar and depression | None | I take 300 mg per day, 200 in the AM and 100 in the PM. I also take Wellbutrin XL 300 mg daily in the AM | M | 43 | 1 years | 9/25/2007 | 3 | depression and anxiety | increased anxiety, increase irritability, night sweats, extremely vivid dreams, very sore jaws in the morning due to teeth clenching at night | Currently taking 450mg Wellbutrin, 150mg Effexor, and 10mg Ambien. Have added Lamital, now starting third week at 50mg hoping next to wean off Effexor. Have been much more irritable since starting this drug. I teach and Increased anxiety, irritability, and crying spells may be caused by new school year starting r/t just new med. Have never experienced jaw pain from teeth clenching before. I always have gum in my mouth but can hardly stand the pain when chewing...weird. Extreme emotional swings is what really bothers me. I don't know if I need to give it time to see if I hit a therapeutic dose. Not wanting to add another med. but still haven't found right combination to improve concentration, memory, mood stability...and just feel more "normal" again...whatever that really is! | F | 41 | 2 weeks | 9/25/2007 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Only good side effects - like feeling normal again | The drug has been a savior for me. It worked right away during the first few doses. I am still afraid I might plunge back into depression, but this is understandable since I have been down for so long. I wish all of you the best of luck. Oh, I take Depakote and Zyprexa too. | M | 30 | 3 months | 9/24/2007 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | none | This is the second time I have taken Lamictal. It worked the first time, but I stopped taking when I felt better - i.e. denial of Bipolar disorder. It seemed to work on the very first dose. It also seems to have prevented withdrawal symptoms I was expecting from Effexor XR. I am also on Zyprexa and Depakote. I hope I can do Lamictal long term. | M | 30 | 2 days | 9/24/2007 | 1 | Bipolar I Disorder | Large, itchy rash; swollen lymph glands (allergic reaction) | Lamictal seemed like a miracle drug. I took 50mg (gradually increased from 12.5mg every other day) of Lamictal, 1250mg of Depakote, 100mg of Seroquel, and 1mg of Xanax XR. I felt the effects almost immediately and for the first time in years a medication actually made me feel "normal" again. But I developed an allergic reaction (I've read as much as 10% of the people who take Lamictal develop a mild rash) to the medication that very quickly got worse. When I stopped taking the medication at my doctor's request I became manic and didn't sleep for four days straight. I'm now on 300mg of Seroquel just to get me back to where I was before Lamictal and I take 600mg of lithium as well. It's difficult to give this medication such a low rating because it really did help me a great deal, but my rash still hasn't gone away and I'm having worse problems with mania than I did before I started taking the medication. | M | 22 | 3 months | 9/21/2007 | 3 | Depression | short-term memory problems; total fog; stuttering; running into things (walls, etc.); acne; itchy skin; vision problems when watching tv or using the computer; feeling "out of it;" diminished creativity | I am taking it with wellbutrin to prevent potential seizures (I had one last year from the wellbutrin; I'm not epileptic). It has made me feel very "stable" but a bit too "stable." I'm a writer and feel my creativity is gone, also my spontaneity in conversation. | F | 25 | 210 days | 9/20/2007 | 5 | Bi Polar 1 | Loss of words at first, but that's gotten better. Slightly, (very slightly) blurred vision on really small print. But then again, I'm 40 so... My view on relationships are less jealous and insecure than before I took it. I see things for what they really are, not some weird kind of feeling that my girlfriend is hiding something or cheating on me. | This is an update to a post I wrote on August 7. This medicine is really a Godsend. I've been at 200 mg for 4 months and it seems to really be working well. At first I said that the Euphoric feeling has subsided, but I feel "Really Good" most of the time. Work productivity is greatly increased and lots more consistant. I feel like I've got my life back. If you dont react with a rash, I'd recommend that you try it. The real effect for me started at 60 days after starting. My feelings moved between "good" and "fair". Now they've increased to "good" to "very good". | M | 40 | 75 days | 9/19/2007 | 3 | epilepsy | Difficulty in word finding- articulating, and I sometimes stumble quite a bit in speech, mental fogginess, and some memory difficulties. | I can't tell you how happy I am to find this site. I've been telling my neurologist about my increasing problems with words for years, and he says "Hmm..." I've never seen or heard of this problem being attributed to lamictal. I found this site looking for anyone with memory or concentration problems. All these are listed several times here. I will soon be off this med. | M | 36 | 3 years | 9/19/2007 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Blured vision, not as smart or as sharp. Jumble my words in speach and when typing. Mood swings worse, very irratable. also had rash at the begining at 150mg | 6 months down the road, At one time I was at 150 mg but a rash came and had to drop down to 50mg, 50mg works best for me. Too high of a dose and I get more depressed and irratable. Along with being very tired. At 50mg the drug did take me out of the hell of depression but I am still depressed. I also take clonipin and ativan mixed. About 4 mg a day of that. That helps a lot. I have tried all other anti depresants with no results what so ever. I want to know if anyone knows the LONG TERM SIDE AFFECTS Lamictal. I feel stupid sometimes. I used to be sharp as a tac and very smart. I feel a lot slower and not as sharp now. I do not take any other drugs. Oh and my doc thinks I might be a slight bi polar as well. I dont think so from I read about it. PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. | M | 40 | 6 days | 9/19/2007 | 5 | Bipolar | I have short term memory loss and some problems sleeping although the sleeplessness is generally treatable. I was getting more and more clumsy (I would be bending down, start to fall and could not stop myself) and on a checkup asked my internist about it. Her research into Lamictal showed clumsiness as a rare but noted side effect. Oh joy! | I take this in combination with Wellbutrin which I have taken now for some time. Switching to a new doctor really made a difference as he changed my diagnosis and life has been so different since then. We had some trouble getting started on Lamictal as a rash appeared early on but I was sure it was a topical allergic reaction. We stopped the Lamictal and then tried it again four months later with no problems. I have been increased and am on a fairly middle of the road dosage. At this point I don't see problems and I feel extremely better than those horrible "Low" periods which are unnverving. As much as I HATE taking medications, I really think this one is the answer to what goes on inside of me. I'm happy! And that... is what it's all about. | M | 56 | 1 years | 9/17/2007 | 3 | Bipolar 2 | dry mouth, bad coordination and speech problems all went away after 1 month. Acne, hairloss, sore muscles, and slightly fuzzy mind still problems. | Fixes my mood as long as I sleep regularly and do not drink alcohol. | F | 19 | 5 months | 9/16/2007 | 2 | Bipolar, depression | After upping dosages from 100mg to 200mg for the last few months of my taking it, lamictal brought me to a truly unbeareable level of social anxiety. And racing mindedness/stress in general as well. Made me get very analytical and snappy of everything. Extremely unstable moods, dulled me up nicely (word recall problem/focusing), made paranoi worse. Also- had to pee 24/7 + drink water all the time, made me feel like I had the flue (a nasty toxic feeling). All of these symptoms stopped or got much much better with disuse. | Helped depression a lot. Made me manic though.. Did not sufficiently control my moods by any means. I quit this drug cold turkey which led me to having horrible siezures which have not stopped leading me to realize I may have a siezure disorder. DO NOT STOP THIS DRUG COLD TURKEY!!!!!! | M | 21 | 2 years | 9/15/2007 | 4 | Depression/bipolar | Had the 25 mg dose and was fine with a little sleepiness and then went to 50 mg and got horrible spotty rash...don't think it's dermatitis either and had to get off of it. | I have to say that it was a great drug and felt the difference immediately. I was sad to get off of it but the rash was just unbareable enough and would get some really intense headaches. Now on Cymbalta and it doesn't even compare... | F | 35 | 30 days | 9/10/2007 | 2 | migraine prophylaxis | bleeding between menstrual cycle increased headache severity increased headache intensity no effect of migraine frequency symptoms of mania (elevated mood, rushing thoughts, increased energy) | F | 25 | 15 days | 9/7/2007 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | Rash around mouth and nose. Difficulty remembering things. Difficulty sleeping at times. Whenever there was an increase in dosage it made me very tired. Uncoordinated. Shaking or trembling of hands. Left sided headaches that could become migraines. | I have found this medication to be the most effective in helping me cope with this disorder. I am much more stable than I have ever been but my lifestyle has changed. 3 yrs ago I moved and I quit using drugs, left a very abusive and frightening man, associated with people considered normal for most peoples standards, went to school and successfully completed school for massage therapy, I have had the same job for 3 yrs, lived in the same house for 2 yrs, have a solid network of friends (most of whom know of my 'condition') and have had the same phone number for 3 yrs. These are all firsts for me. I have fought my diagnosis since the beginning not wanting to believe something is wrong with me. I have a wonderful psychiatrist and psychologist. I've been seeing them for 3 years as well. One of the side effects that concerns me is that my hands shake, being a massage therapist and having hands that shake tends to make clients lose faith in your abilities. Massage is not my full time job | F | 37 | 3 years | 9/5/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II | Some aching in my legs about 2 months after starting them, lasting for 5 days. Some "verbal dyslexia" (switching my words around in a sentence). | I was really nervous to start this medication, given all the side effects I read about prior. But I am SOOOOO glad I took them! They have helped so much!! I have only had 3 bouts of depression in the entire time I have taken them, none of which have been longer than 4 days. It has saved my marriage, my relationships with my kids, my friends and family, my job, and most importantly my health and sanity! As far as I'm concerned this is a wonder drug!! | 27 | 9 months | 9/4/2007 | 4 | Bipolar Type II and Social Phobia | Mainly, frequent headaches and vivid dreams. From time to time, lightheadedness and hand tremors. So far, I haven't received any of the rash or bad acne that others have experienced. | So far so good. However, recently I have plateaued with this med and may be up for increased dosage. | F | 24 | 3 months | 9/2/2007 | 4 | depression | weight loss, feelings of being full easily and not getting hungry, but that subsided. Hair loss at first, but it grew back (that lasted about 4ish months) | Well I gave it a four because its a good drug I took it actually because I thought I was Bipolar. But I'm sure it will work miracles for those who are. I now take Prozac also and my life is the way it used to be. I know what its like to go through such a hard mental/physical problem. Never give up!! Your life is worth it. Even if this medicine dosn't work their is something out there for you! | F | 16 | 1 years | 9/1/2007 |