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 | Bipolar, rapid cycling | slight mental fog | This medicaiton has helped level my moods quite well. I still have periods of up & down, but no where like I had been previously. | F | 30 | 8 months | 7/25/2007 | 3 | Depression | itchy skin, hives, swollen lips | My psychiatrist had me take this along with Effexor. He told me to call him if I developed a rash. I didn't get a rash, but I did get hives nearly every day and my skin was constantly itchy. I started getting swollen lips when I increased from 50mg to 75mg. Disappointed because this really started to help my mood swings. | F | 22 | 15 days | 7/25/2007 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | No noticeable negative side effects as of yet. | I received a starter pack and I am on the 3rd week. Currently I am taking 2X25MG pills every evening. I will eventually dose up to 300MG. The only thing I noticed so far is that I am easily sidetracked at work. Sometimes I lose a thought right in the middle. I have more sudden outbursts of anger than normal for me. So far my doctor told me that is probably situational and not the medications because I am at such a low dose for my size. I do notice that my emotions no longer distract me from doing my job. I am way more focused and productive than I was before with the exceptions of getting sidetracked with other work. Also, it is much easier for me to turn off thoughts that I don't want to think about. | M | 35 | 3 weeks | 7/24/2007 | 3 | Epilepsy | It can wear you out but that's about it. | It doesn't completely control my seizures. It's enough to make me functional though. Now that I'm reading other comments on this site, I see that the aches and pains I have may be from the years of taking this. At least I know why I'm so sore now. | F | 25 | 7 years | 7/23/2007 | 5 | complex partial seizures | headaches, weight loss | Before I started taking (Lamictal 150 mg qhs), I had daily partial seizures, and short term memory lost. Since I started, I lost all the weight I gained from Paxil (given by my doctor to deal with the nightly episodes of extreme fear). All seizures are gone, and my memory has improved. I currently take 150 bid, and neurontin 300 mg. I am not sure if both medications are working for me. I believe I felt better taking only the Lamictal. | F | 36 | 6 months | 7/22/2007 | 4 | Bipolar disorder | Vivid dreams, some episodes of waking up to eat..might be the AMBIEN CR. Possible vision problems, i notice my vision is getting worst and worst. Maybe because I am hitting the 43yr mark? :) Outlook on life good stable at work, no major episodes of mania or depression quit smoking a yr ago and I exercise at least 5 times a week, sometimes If i get manic thats when i ride my bicyle starting at 3 or 4 am and ride for 100 mile or more wich i also do starting at 6:00 or 7 now. If thats mania so be it I found a way to positively chennel it. | Improved sex life | M | 42 | 2 years | 7/22/2007 | 1 | Slight Mood Disorder, OCD, | Tired ALL the time; Zombie like state, Can't articulate or concentrate, blurred vision, swollen ankles, 10 pound weight loss (YAY!), the most IRRITABLE I've ever been in my entire life | I was on Celexa for what I was told was a slight mood disorder about 7 years ago; I would get irrationally angry and upset over little things. I am now seeing a new psych, that wants to take me off of celexa, she says being on it for that long that has made me immune to it's effectiveness (anyone ever hear of that?). So I am weaning off of Celexa (I was at 60mg, tapering down and now I'm on 20mg, and she wants me totally off of it), and upping the Lamictal. Started at 25mg, gradually increasing to 100mg, but I am on 75mg at this point. I hate it. I am super cranky at the littlest things. I don't know though if it's because I'm taking less Celexa, or if it's the Lamictal! I'm just SUPER cranky and hate everyone and everything (slight exaggeration, but that is my general mood, at least when I can stay awake!) Please email me if you have any insights or help. Thanks!! | F | 43 | 1 months | 7/21/2007 | 5 | Bipolar Type 2 | Major Nightmares in the beginning with each increase of dosage. These ease as time goes on. Breast soreness in beginning. Blurriness in sight but improved with time. Creepy crawly sensation. (but this could just be me). Takes a long time to get up to dosage but better than getting that rash. This medication takes time to take effect. | Excellent medication. Make sure you take this medication on time and regularly. If I missed one dose, I had major moods swings. Also be careful of making up for missing a dosage later in the day, It will give you a major nightmare. My doctor split my dose (250 mg) into 100 mg in the day and 150 at night (I use to be half and half), And I sleep better now. I still have to have something to take besides this medication for depression but I has improved my life dramatically. | F | 43 | 11 months | 7/20/2007 | 2 | myclonic/absence seizures | nothing | M | 7 | 3 days | 7/20/2007 | 1 | Bi-Polar | READ!! I had HORRIBLE side effects with Lamictal. Itchy, irritated skin, Swelling and numbness of throat and toung, ACNE to the worst level, Burning eyes, and WEIGHT GAIN. I was on 300 mg once these side effects came on strong...please be careful of these side effects. | I'm on Zoloft now and it works great! | M | 22 | 4 times | 7/20/2007 | 4 | bipolar/ADD | I started taking Adderall and Strattera simultaneously, so not exactly sure which of these goes with the Lamictal, but I've been on the other two before so I think I've isolated these to Lamictal. Experiencing some hair loss, dry mouth, increased sweat - more greasyness, actually - and some deterioration in mental acuity. The biggest problem for me, however, is the increased libido combined with total sexual dysfunction. Anybody else? It really doesn't seem like a common side effect. | Great improvement in mood. 100% change. Even within a week or 2, I went from having 4+ crying fits daily to really enjoying life again. Given all the problems that people who have been on it for longer seem to have, though, I'm a little nervous about staying on it for too long. | F | 26 | 30 days | 7/17/2007 | 5 | seizures | More energy and concentration, less mood swings | M | 32 | 3 years | 7/16/2007 | 2 | Depression / epilepsy | I cannot get a good nights sleep and feel tired all the time; 3 hour naps during the middle of the day, i am so tired. My mood and seizures are stable but not enough positives to stay on this! I feel itchy as hell, scratching like crazy when trying to fall asleep. I am going back on depakote despite the weight gain (40 plus pounds) i experienced on it. I reccomend staying away from it. | M | 34 | 3 months | 7/15/2007 | 2 | depression | sedation, itchy, frequent urination, angry feelings, dry mouth, gagging, sexual problems. increased appetite. | Don't have the patience to see what it can do, don't like how I'm feeling going down on my dose of celexa.I don't believe in this bipolar baloney. I don't agree with my dr. assessment of me. For the little time I was on this it made me very angry. I am going back to my normal of celexa and stopping this. | M | 54 | 3 days | 7/15/2007 | 4 | Depression mixed with anxiety | Weight gain of about 7 lbs, dizziness (head buzz), blurred vision when reading, dry eyes, acne on face, red bumps (ancelike, but not) on upper arms, dry skin (weird with the acne), right sided 3-day headaches, pain in right inner ear, muscle spasms in back and neck, lower back pain, occasional black-outs with fainting, dry mouth, sleep problems, much more frequent urination, pains in stomach, none of which I had before taking Lamictal. | Works for depression/anxiety, but many side effects. | F | 48 | 6 months | 7/14/2007 | 2 | Bipolar II | Excessive hair loss/thinning | I was hopefully after being diagnosed as Bipolar II that this would help. I was tapering up on my dosage, and when I reached 100mg on week 5, I noticed my hair was coming out and thinning at an alarming rate. I could not run my fingers through my hair without pulling out at least 30-50 strands. I immediately tapered off it, finishing about 2 weeks ago, and my hair is awful. It's finer than my one-year-old daughter's hair (which sucks, because it's down to my mid-back), and though the loss has slowed, it's still significant. This may sound shallow, but I am getting married in 5 weeks, so this is very disappointing for me. I will work extra hard to figure out a way to control my disorder WITHOUT meds that destroy my hair. If I'd have known, I never would have started on it in the first place. | F | 26 | 6 weeks | 7/12/2007 | 2 | ABSENCE SEIZURE / PETIT MAL | Causing serious learning problems at school, lack of concentration, short term memory loss as well as behavior problems. | My daughter does not get the seizures anymore, please be careful not to use a too high dosage. | F | 7 | 6 months | 7/10/2007 | 3 | Bipolar Disorder NOS | nausea and loss of appetite. | since i've just now started lamictal and i'm already feeling less hungry, i'm hoping this will lead to weight loss. this is my first mood stabilizer [i was just diagnosed, finally] after 3 years of 5 antidepressants and 2 mis-prescribed ADHD drugs [all made me manic], so i am hopeful, despite the negative tone of many of these reviews. i've had most of these "side effects" [the "fog," confusion while typing or talikg, sleep disturbances, anxiety, etc.] "normally" for years. i also take celexa [5 months for panic attacks] and trazodone [4 months, insomnia]; anyone else mixed those with lamictal? | F | 22 | 5 days | 7/9/2007 | 5 | Bipolar/Depression | Very few; especially compared to other mood stabilizing medications I have taken in the past. For the first few weeks I had some difficulty with memory and word recall, but this went away with time. I sometimes experience more vivid dreams, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Otherwise, no side effects of note. | This is an excellent medication that has significantly improved my life. After having tried Lithium, Depakote, and many other anti-depressants, I was frustrated. But after taking Lamictal, and sticking with it, the results have been exceedingly positive. I strongly recommend it. | M | 27 | 10 months | 7/7/2007 | 4 | Bipolar II | Vivid bad dreams. | About 4 months ago I was finally diagnosed with Bipolar II after 10+ years of different antidepressants that didn't work. It took a breakdown to get a proper diagnosis. I take Lamictal along with Lithium. I am now a completely different person. I am no longer angry, which feels very strange. When a feeling is constant for so long, it feels like something is missing when it's gone (even though that's a good thing). The only side effect I've noticed is vivid bad dreams. They started when I was upped to 150 mg. I'm now at 200 mg and they are still occuring. But I feel so much better otherwise, I'm not willing to give up my new meds. I don't remember having ANY dreams on the antidepressants. Maybe my brain is just making up for lost time. | F | 32 | 4 months | 7/6/2007 |