LAMICTAL Reviews (LAMOTRIGINE)

Average Rating: 3.4 (1917 Ratings)

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LAMICTAL  (LAMOTRIGINE):  Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It may also be used to help prevent the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder in adults. Lamotrigine is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. This drug is not approved for use in children younger than 2 years due to an increased risk of side effects (such as infections).   FDA Approval Date: 1994-12-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Bipolar type 2 Migraine, hot flashes, shakes, blurry vision and nausea Would not wish that combination on anybody F 17 2 weeks
50 mg
3/7/2017
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 3  For bipolar Was on 300 started feeling agitated and spurts of anger. Changed my dose to 400ml and now I feel like a zombie. Very spaced out and really tired. F 55 2 weeks
400ml
3/4/2017
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 3  Bipolar At first made a HUGH difference. Just uped my dose to 400ml and now I'm feeling agitated and have spurts of anger. Anyone else experience this? F 55 4 months
400ml
2/24/2017
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 1  Depression Lots of side effects! Hair loss, lowered immune function, memory problems, cognitive issues, sleep problems and urinary frequency Okay, the people that talk about these insane side effects and then say they will never stop taking it...what's the deal with that? You like your brain slowly getting shut down? You like becoming stupid? You like losing your hair? This is silly, if your problems were that bad that you can live with the above side effects along with full on mental retardation...I don't know what to say! Losing your brain but at least your whatever is controlled is a terrible trade off. For some people this stuff works great but for others it is a death sentence waiting to happen. Teva generic=100% side effects and zero benefits. This stuff nearly killed me and it's unfortunate that it didn't because what I have left to work with isn't worth it. M 39 2 years
2/20/2017
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 2  Depression/Anxiety During the honeymoon period of the first month I experienced agitation, higher anxiety, increase in sweating, and daily headaches(aspirin worked well). Now agitation went away but the rest are still present. I have chronic lyme disease mostly causing exhaustion and depression/anxiety. I had taken 6 different SSRI's all failures and this seems to work the best on my depression. But I'm still miles away from being a functioning adult again. M 23 3 months
50 MG
2/11/2017
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 4  Bi-polar depression I never really had any until the past year. I've begun to feel really blunted as if my brain were in a box. Creatively I have zero ambition, but perhaps this is middle age? Now that I am tapering off I am gaining weight! It was very helpful as well as one of the only medications I've taken that have had very few noticeable side effects. F 45 5 years
200
1/3/2017
 3  Bipolar 2 While taking this drug at night i had extreme insomnia. I actually stayed up for 6 nights and days. I was so manic and my head raced so much i felt crazy! After taking it at night along with Zeprexa i was able to sleep again. Nowdays, my sleep pattern has stabilized but now i have extreme agitation, especially after my dose in the morning. My dose is 200 mg a day. The only thing good about this drug is weight loss. F 61 1 years
200mg
1/2/2017
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 1  PTSD, Anxiety, depression Lamictal, Xanax .5/1.0 mg,seraquil horrible! Depression. Has worsened co stantly tired. Constantly having mood changes. My doctor feels that this is a gold nugget to treat my problems and seems as if he will not listen when I tell him these things it is not recommended by me. I am always sluggish, feeling depressed, feel even worse about the ability to have a successful and productive life. Literally the only thing that makes me at all feel better is when my adrenaline starts to pump when I see my wife and daughter. I asked to simply be put back on my ADHD medication. But, for some reason and was told that ADHD medication was for a certain age group. Which makes no sense seeing how I'm 26 and it is technically classified as ADD. So, now I'm on all of these medications that create a worse mental environment for me. Which is causing my inability to have the results I initially intended. So I'm basically a lab rat for testing lamictal. When I went in for an emergency meeting I was given a higher dose of Xanax. I'm not understanding why I would be given medications that are creating a worse mental state for me along with multiple side effects. When I had informed my doctor that my ADHD medication made me the best I could be. Anti depressant yeah right more depressant. I have another appointment soon and am still taking the dosage I was told (except the seraquil horrible horrible creation by the way) even if I get a good 8 hrs. I'm still exhausted within 30-60 minutes of waking up I'm happy for the websites that have all of these people saying how great it is. The one I was reading before this one every rating 7-10 about how great and effective it is. Then I come to this one and almost everyone is on the same page with me. I'm not understanding the bias. Should I switch to a more understanding doctor who is actually more interested in assisting instead of forcing and always seeming as if he only has a couple seconds to talk to me because he has another patient. It kind of makes me think possibly it's all about the money. Maybe I made a bad choice in selecting, or maybe I'm rushing to judgment. I do know however the way I felt before taking these medications and the way I feel while taking them and it's worse. How can someone forcefully tell me how I'm feeling on certain medications! M 26 1 days
1/2/2017
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 1  For bipolar Soreness, achy, tremors, depression This medicine made my hands and head shake, it also made me depressed. I did not feel enthusiastic or good about anything. I was sore all over, taking it with milk helped the side effects a little but still unsteady and shaky. F 34 3 weeks
50mg
12/25/2016
 4  Seizures Mild headaches, severe insomnia I am taking this to control seizures. In that regard, it has been fine, no seizures at all since I've started taking it. Though I think my seizures were related to a previous medication, so it's hard to say if it's actually preventing them or if I'm just not at high risk anymore. What I did not expect at all when I started taking Lamictal is the dramatic positive impact it would have on my lifelong chronic depression. I was taking Keppra prior to this, walking around in a suicidal unproductive mental fog thanks to the side effects of that drug, and the switch was dramatic. I feel greater mental acuity than I have in years. The only serious downside is I can't sleep and I'm physically deteriorating due to insomnia. I hope this to be a temporary side effect because I don't think I can live wtihout this drug. F 33 30 days
50 2X day
9/26/2016
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 4  Bi-Polar ,Anxiety Hot flashes, foggy and lack of concentration. I really feel like this med is working well. It has kept my anxiety in check, however. Since I moved up to 200mg I have felt confusion and horrible hot flashes! So I'm going to titrate back down to 175mg and see if the hot flashes go away. I must also mention i tried out both XR and ir at 200mg and still got hot flashes. M 25 2 months
200mg
9/7/2016
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 3  Anxiety I have the feeling like I can't catch my breath at times. This gets worse when I'm in bed ( while going to sleep and waking up). My doc says it's anxiety, so I take 50 mg of hydroxyzine when I get the feeling like I can't breathe and have an elephant on my chest. It has helped my anxiety and racing thoughts, but feeling like I can't breathe is scary at times. I don't know if this odd side effect is worth the benefits received from this med. F 33 1 months
50
8/27/2016
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 1  Bp2 Only took one tablet. Already taking sertraline for depression. I reacted badly. Within an hour of taking it I was filled with extreme anger and hatred towards myself! I was head butting things. Punching myself. I was wanted to seriously hurt myself. Had thought of stabbing my self in the leg and kept scratching my face! At one point I was sitting on the floor crying and rocking uncontrollably about 6 hours later after taking the tablet I suddenly became a dribbling mess. Slurring speech. Movements uncoordinated and very numb. Felt really tired. For two days walking shuffling the feet and all movements are slow. Speech is still slurring. I'm an ex junkie and I have taken lots of illegal drugs in the past and NONE of them made me feel like this one has. Never taking them again! F 44 1 days
25mg
7/14/2016
 3  Bipolar 2 and anxiety Really helped my anxiety but dramitcally increased my migraines. Now I have no anxiety but debilitating migraines daily. Not sure what I going to do M 56 3 months
150
7/13/2016
 5  mood stabilizer I don't know. I also take prozac 40mg now(because I weened off of 90 mg of Cymbalta after 16 years 2 mo ago),buspirone 15mg, lamotrigine 425mg, Lyrica150mg, spironolactone 100mg, minocycline 50mg, simvastatin 10mg and nexium 40mg everyday.! Who knows how they interact? as many years as I've taken lamotrigine I've always thought my weight gain and clumsiness was caused by Cymbalta. I am now hoping to get off lamictal. It looks like I take a very large dose each day and that scares me! F 40 12 years
425 mg 1X day
6/20/2016
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 5  Am taking Lamictal for bi-polar 2. No side effects. I am on a large dosage but it works wonders. No more rage episodes. My family can now live with me without fear of s hole getting punched in a wall or me hurting myself out of anger F 57 5 years
200 mg
6/9/2016
 4  bipolar depression, absence seizure Nausea, worsening of chronic migraines and cluster headaches F 34 6 years
400 mg
6/5/2016
 5  Bipolar At times, insomnia. Severe short term memory loss. I feel dumb at times because I can never get my thoughts to match what comes from my mouth. Try not to miss days of medication. Sudden withdrawal symptoms are horrible. Get weaned off slowly. F 36 10 years
400 mg
5/20/2016
 1  Bipolar I tried to come off this medication,I went crazy,doing things crazy as round the house.talking out s loud and packing bags dressing up to have fun for kids to learn about Jesus. going from my home to my neighbors home being silly. F 54 1 days
5/17/2016
 4  bipolar 2, anxiety fuzzy memory, dizzy spells, hair loss lamictal helped me feel calmer, respond more rationally and in that regard, think more clearly because i was less reactive. my husband noted "you aren't acting as crazy" ha! during those two plus years, i went to therapy 3x a week to address my underlying childhood trauma responses. bipolar runs in my family, but i felt if i could get all of my ducks in a row, maybe i could be off this medication. i am also on 300mg of wellbutrin and have been for 10 years as it is the most effective medication for my adhd. i decided to go off of the lamictal, tired of thinning hair, tired of not feeling mentally sharp. and i have a lot of other healthy habits in place now that by being on lamictal i was able to implement, like better diet, regular exercise, better friends, better use of my time pursuing my interests, awareness of triggers, good preventative behaviors in place etc. I've been on medications that had stronger withdrawal symptoms in the first week (zoloft and abilify to name a few), but lamictal just won't seem to get out of my system. i went down by 50 for two weeks, then two weeks of 50 every other day, now nothing for two weeks, and I'm still having the spins when I lie down, my thoughts are even foggier than before, major difficulty concentrating. Tingly, itchy head is gone. It feels like a mild vertigo that won't go away. i haven't had any of the reactive behaviors return. i feel a bit more wired with vivid dreams, headaches off and on. it's a lot to manage! F 42 2 years
100mg 1X day
5/8/2016
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