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| 3 | depression | I have some of the memory loss and trouble w/ word usage, poor concentration, night images, vivid dreams, misplacing things, etc. side effects from taking lamictal. Can anyone comment on whether the side effects went away once you stopped taking lamictal and how long it took? | F | 47 | 5 years | 3/16/2007 | 5 | epilepsy | Sleepy, Word loss and confusion(but then again I did that on the tergretol, zonegran, and keppra) loss of appetite, vivid dreams!!! word to the wise>>If you experience the skin rash immediatley contact your doctor, I experienced the skin rash while takin tegretol, its not the rash that will kill you, its something called stevens johnson syndrome, you get extremely high fevers and your deathy ill, i waited way to long cause i had no idea and it nearly killed me!! | Im in the beggining weeks of Lamicata but it seems to be going great! Although a blood vessel has just unexpectly just poped in my eye and im just wondering if that has anything to do with the medicine or if its just my eye acting stragne?? | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 3/15/2007 | 5 | Nocturnal Epilepsy | Loss of memory, slower thought (well I'm getting older as well but I think lamictal plays its part). Sensitivity to sun. | I have been taking valproic acid for 10 years and were having about 3 - 4 seisures a year (nocturnal). Changed to Lamictal 5 years ago when we decided to make a family, as it was supposed to be safer for my pregnancy. It took more than 6 months for it to show results but I am 3 years completely free of nocturnal seizures. It also stopped tremor side effect of valproic acid. I'm happy for the end of the seisures. I also have two very healthy children now. My 4 year son has a speech problem - is there a chance it's because of lamictal during pregnancy? More important: after changing to lamictal, I have started experience "jerk" movements of my hand during the day. Is there a chance it's because of the medicine? | F | 37 | 5 years | 3/15/2007 | 5 | Nocturnal Epilepsy | As my earlier comment of 3/15/2007. | As my earlier comment of 3/15/2007. And another note: might the side effect be due to high dosage and might they be controled by changing it? | F | 37 | 5 years | 3/15/2007 | 4 | unstable mood +psychotic features | Assumed there were none | Was taking effexor, tegretol and neuroleptic zyprexa (replaced with risperdal)but was nevertheless harming myself and regularly overdosing with suicidal intent. Lamictin stopped the overdosing and helped with self-harming. After a breadown the lamictin was raised from about 50mg to 300mg. Most of my other medicine was tripled as well. After a year I almost had to give up studying: I was no longer interested in reading, and it would take hours to write a single sentence. Also I was feeling as though I was stoned. Reducing the lamictin to 200mg made a HUGE difference. Im reading again and able to continue with my degree. Im still not sure exactly which faculties were interfered with as in conversation I am very much the same. The foggy feeling has gone; I am more energetic and focused. I am not so dependant on stimulants. I have my work under control and am able to UNDERSTAND things again.Wish I knew exactly what was compromised and how... | F | 28 | 5 years | 3/15/2007 | 3 | Bipolar II | I have suffered from depression my whole life and after countless attempts to find the right meds a new doctor informed me that he thought I had Bipolar II and should try Lamictal. I started slowly and worked my way up to 200 mg. I was warned about the rash but never about ACNE. I have never had acne and did not put two and two together when I started developing hard, red painful cyst-like bumps on my face that would not "pop" and would take weeks to go away. In December my dosage was gradually increased from 125 to 200. My face exploded. This medication made me feel better but the painful, ugly acne on my face made me upset and depressed. After going to the dermatologist, spending lots of money and being put on topical antibiotics and other meds, my acne continued. We could not solve the mystery! Finally, one day I typed in Lamictal and acne in google and VOILA! mystery solved. I took myself off this medication (I know it's not so smart) about a week and a half ago and the a | BEWARE OF PAINFUL CYSTIC ACNE!!!!! | F | 26 | 9 months | 3/15/2007 | 4 | Grand Mal Seizures | Short term memory loss and sometimes lost in thought... | I asked my Neurologist if I could stop taking Lamictal. He said if I did I would have a seizure. I weined myself down from 150mg twice a day (morning & night) to just once a day. This lasted 3 weeks before I was back in the hospital due to another Grand Mal Seizure... I will continue taking my meds as directed. | M | 42 | 2 years | 3/13/2007 | 1 | Bipolar II | I was very tired. But the worst thing :I got UVEITIS and it is HELL, which I found out after the fact is a rare side effect of Lamictal. I am very upset (understatement) I ever agreed to try this medication. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG FROM HELL. | F | 43 | 7 months | 3/13/2007 | 5 | grand mal seizures | weight loss, which i don't mind at all :) , some trouble with remembering names and finding the right words, i thought it was just me but i noticed after reading some of the comments that it is a side effect of lamital, it has worked great for me, no more seizures. I am on 100 mgs of lamictal once in the morning and once in the afternoon,total 200 mgs a day, compared to 200 mgs of dilantin 3 times a day totaling 600 mgs a day. | I was on 600 mgs of dilantin and it didn't help me,I was on dilantin for a little over 3 years i had 2 seizures while on them, i have had a total of 3 seizures, none since starting lamictal though, i had gastric bypass a little over 5 years agao and lost 165 pounds, went from size 24/26 to size 00s, i never had any seizures until after the gastric bypass, and it did say that they could be a side effect, but i would do it all over again, ( the gastric bypass surgery not the sezures) :) | F | 54 | 6 days | 3/11/2007 | 4 | Depression, possible Bipolar 2 | Spaceyness, headaches at the beginning, rarely now, itchyness when I raised the dose, blurry vision at times, some fatigue maybe but thats part of my FM, too. Possible weight gain? Maybe 2 lbs, not normal for me, but OK. | I am really happy so far with this drug. I have had from moderate to severe depression since the agae of 13 and have tried almost all of the anti-dep drugs available, which helped for a short time, but then I would spiral domwards again ineveitably towards suicidal feelings. Ididnt know until recently what "hypomanic" meant, but I definitely have that cycle. My moods can swing dramatically a few times a day, and I always thought that was pretty normal(!) because I hadnt known anything else . I felt like I was being whipped around by my emotions like a rag doll at times, and now I am not experienceing that !! Its almost a weird feeling to not be so up and down, but its definitely better. I also take celexa, and pain meds for the FM. I am liking feeling more stable and the side effects I do have are well worth not feeling so unstable! I do miss my powerful good feelings, but its okay, because the lows were dangerous for me, and l | F | 46 | 6 weeks | 3/10/2007 | 2 | adjunct to antidepressant | Short-term memory loss. We all misplace our keys now and then, but I began to lose track of EVERYTHING that I wasn't wearing. It was a frightening experience for me. | F | 65 | 3 months | 3/9/2007 | 5 | seizures | F | 16 | 1 years | 3/8/2007 | 4 | BP, rapid cycling | Poor reading comprehension. Difficulty in reading and getting my brain to comprehend what my eyes are seeing (a kinda stupid feeling). Night sweating. Hearing voices (but not in a bad way) usually of someone reading me a newspaper or counting. No noticable changes in appetite or weight gain/loss. | Great mood stabilizer. Have felt the most stable in years with this med. Currently on 250mg/day. Manic episodes are less frequent and when they do occur, much less severe and disruptive. My only complaint is the astronomical price of the drug. | F | 31 | 7 months | 3/7/2007 | 5 | Depression | My depression has controlled my life, for the past 18 years. I have tried almost every anti-depressant on the market, but something was missing. I've been taking Lamictal in conjunction with another anti-depressant, and it has made all the difference. | F | 56 | 2 months | 3/6/2007 | 1 | Atypical Depression | Raised blood pressure Head tremors Headaches Dizziness Spaced-out Complete ennui Disturbed sleep Constant low-level anxiety | I read the comments of the people who gave this a "5" and feel envious: You've obviously found a drug that has counteracted your condition. Not me. This stuff is more poison than medicine to my brain chemistry. I'm paying $3 a pill to feel sick. If my Dr. doesn't taper me off this crap, I will. | M | 39 | 3 months | 3/6/2007 | 5 | Bi-Polar II | The big one is the zoned out feeling, can't find my words, slight stuttering, headaches, dizziness, mood swings increased acne, increased libido. | This is my first medication. All the side effects leveled off around 5-6 months. It was really tough to come on. I got bad headaches each time the dosage increased. I got violent mood swings that would change multiple times a day. I felt really crazy for a few weeks. I would get completely depressed, happy, angry all within a few hours and with the littlest reason. I would recommend that you have a good support system in place as you work up to the appropriate dosage. Unlike others, I actually got a huge sex drive boost, which while it sounds good, was difficult to manage and quite frustrating for my significant other as well as myself. Having said all that, the results are amazing. I feel so much more in control of my life and my emotions now. I can think clearly and get through my day better. I can experience emotions without letting them ruin my life. I can feel depressed and still manage my life and my job. | M | 31 | 7 months | 3/4/2007 | 3 | Bi polar II | Significant hair loss. Didn't notice until a couple of months ago. hope this will get better. some dermatitis (redness) around my nose, upper lip and eyebrows but this has resolved. | I feel so much less agitated than I did when on the SSRIs. Overall, aside from the hair loss, I'm pretty optimistic about it. | M | 32 | 10 months | 3/2/2007 | 5 | bp | Short term memory loss (most times people will ask me if I remember something and I will say no but them after thinking about it a while I remember.) headache's, trouble sleeping, involuntary muscle tremor's in arms...not often. looses my train of thought in the middle of a sentence, sometimes I zone out. my bp cocktail is... 200 mg lamictal, 300 mg of wellbutrin, 10 mg of paxil and 3 mg lunesta | Lamictal saved my life and my family. I almost lost everything. I didn't want to admitt that I was bp, but about 2 yrs ago I hit rock bottom. All side effects are worth my mental, emotional and mood stabilization. Everyone has seen the "before and after" lamictal and hands down they prefer me now. I thought everyone loved me when I was on a bp high I didn't realize how wreckless I was, my judgment was very poor. Now I don't have compulsive actions and I feel "in control" of things. | F | 37 | 2 years | 3/1/2007 | 4 | Bipolar II | Insomnia, night sweats, vivid (troubling)dreams, trouble with short term memory and distracting thoughts in mid-sentence; loss of sex drive, minimal acne,sugar cravings (very unusual for me!)and dizziness. | I am on 400mg. I have found that this has helped me with compulsive tendancies (spending, etc)and has balanced my mood swings. I don't think it has really helped depression (I was on Wellbutrin & Paxil before getting weaned to take lamical exclusively). I think I would benefit by getting back on Wellbutrin. Overall, I have appreciated the benefits of lamical and think it is worth tolerating the side effects. | F | 39 | 1 days | 3/1/2007 | 4 | Bipolar | I have a hard time paying attention when people are talking to me, my words get mixed up a lot and, sometimes, when I am tired I can't think of appropriate ways to respond to people right away, I have night sweats, my mouth always has a bad taste, I forget things a lot and I zone out. | Since I started taking Lamictal the problems that I once thought were so big are now managable. I don't feel like sleeping all the time and I don't feel anxiety as bad, and I now manage money better and have started eating better. Overall I feel more energy when I wake up. I don't feel the deep dark emotions as bad and the anger is far less. | F | 20 | 49 days | 2/28/2007 |