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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | bipolar | Short term memory loss, inability to access words, cognative impairment (briefly), sensitivity to light(staring at a computer screen for awhile makes me sick), tremor in hands, clumsiness. | I am currently taking 250 mg but think if I can go back to 100mg I can get rid of most side effects. | F | 52 | 5.5 months | 9/13/2006 | 3 | Partial Seizures | So far i'm not exactly sure...I don't know if it's the pill yet or just me...For awhile i woke up with "cotton mouth" (really dry mouth)...That went away...I'm never hungry...I eat more because i'm bored and everyone else is eating...I wake up sweaty...but then again i'm not sure if i was just hot, because it's hot outside, or if it's from the pill. | i take 100mg twice a day...it's helped me somewhat...i up my dosage in two weeks...I haven't been having the same seizures like i did before, but instead i'll get these random, i guess you can call them, head changes. I get auras, but then it's not a seizure...I don't know exactly how to describe it...It's like a sneeze...You have to feel it to know what i'm talking about...I'm sure someone knows | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 9/12/2006 | 2 | epilepsy | My son is 14 and has autism. He has been taking lamictal for 2 and one half years. He is taking chewable tablets 150 am and 150 mg pm. When we increased in June from 250 to 300 I have seen GREAT irritability and mood swings and increased seizures. I am decreasing by 25 mg. for a week to see what happens but my pleasant compliant child has become very unhappy moody and self abusive. He is nonverbal so I don't know what physical symptoms he may be experiencing. | M | 14 | 2 days | 9/11/2006 | 4 | Bipolar 2/Agitated Depression | trouble speaking (finding the right words), rapid heart beat - I think this is due to the drug. Has anyone else experienced this? Please email me at [email protected] | I really like it so far. I have suffered from depression and anxiety for years and nothing has really worked. My doctor finally decided that it might be worth giving this drug a try. I started it almost 2 weeks ago and am currently on 75mg. | F | 26 | 11 days | 9/7/2006 | 3 | New onset Temporal Lobe Seizures | I can honestly say I have had none of the text book side effects of nausea, vomiting, dizziness. The one thing that is starting to be worrisome and annoying is my inability to word find and my loss of short term memory. I do have some night sweats but I am not at my full dosage yet. I am also weaning off of Trileptal at the same time. I had another seizure last week so hopefully when I get to my max dose I will be seizure free. | F | 26 | 30 days | 9/7/2006 | 5 | Bipolar- mania | dry mouth, slight rash (occasional) | this drug, combined with lexapro, is the first combination that has successfully enabled me to function normally in daily life. I do not feel like a robot or have any severe side effects. i feel balanced and healthy. | F | 18 | 10 months | 9/1/2006 | 5 | depression/slight bipolar I | light headaches, short term memory loss (but it happened before), slight shakiness in the hands; occasional anxiety, urination during the night | this drug is great! I finally feel like I can enfoy life, myself and people and feel proud of what I accomplished in life even though I have had depression (with rare hypomanic periods) all my life! I have succeeded majorly as an immigrant in this country, but have alwasy felt insecure, lonely, dull and unable to enjoy anything, even though I have a great career and husband, and now finally able to form friendships and talk easier with all kinds of people and stand up for myself! I have had a difficult childhood so that might have added to the general dysphoric feeling. I feel lighter, brighter, smarter, more social, no longer withdrawn and dull. I love it! I don't want to get off it ever. I am also concurrently taking Effexor but it did not seem to help much, but my psychiatrist wants to take me off slowly. I have taken many different antidepressants over the years. Paxil seemed to help in the beginning to get out of the deepest depression but then it made me feel like a zombi | F | 29 | 3.5 months | 8/28/2006 | 1 | Bipolar | none | none | M | 12 months | 8/28/2006 | 3 | treatment resistant depression | Flu-like dizzyness and nausea when I missed a dose. Not much else that I can tell. I take it at night, 200mg. | Am taking it with Wellbutrin for treatment-resistant depression, mild OCD, and anxiety. Doctor prescribed it to replace Zyprexa, which has potentially dangerous side effects. Not as good as Zyprexa, but I suppose it must be doing something. So long as you aren't allergic to it, this seems to be a safe long-term treatment option. I'm not convinced it is doing much for me, but I am not taking it for BPD. Prescribed for me because multiple SSRIs did nothing for me. | F | 29 | 9 months | 8/25/2006 | 3 | Bipolar I | Extreme fatigue, sinus issues, occaisional night sweats, slight disorientation at times, trouble finding the right words, increased appetite | The number one downside for me is extreme fatigue. I am tired all the time. Prior to Lamictal, I used to never be tired during the day, and was at times a borderline insomniac. Now I sleep like a rock at night, but also want to sleep during the day. I find this pretty inconvenient and annoying. The fatigue combined with an increased appetite is something I have to be careful about. Thankfully, I live, and have always lived, a very active lifestyle and have managed to keep the routine going to avoid gaining weight. I also have trouble finding the right words at times - I feel like my vocabulary has dwindled. Slight disorientation, especially climbing or descending stairs - one of these days I'm realling going to crash hard. I am at 200 mg. I'm trying to figure out the best time of day in which to take my daily so that the worst part of the fatigue occurs when I am sleeping. I am curious to know if anyone else has experienced fatigue like I am. | F | 26 | 5 months | 8/22/2006 | 5 | Epilepsy | Dizziness and disorientation when blood levels are low. This only occurs when I forget to take doses. I don't have any of the other awful side effects of other epilepsy medications, such as sleepiness and stupidity (i.e., forgetting words and friends' names). However, I've experienced short and long term memory problems. I find it harder to read as well. | This epilepsy medication is better than any other that I've taken. The memory loss is discouraging sometimes, but when I weigh the positives and negatives, it's worth it. I haven't had a seizure in 6 years, and I have just learned to cope with the fact that I have to concentrate harder when I read. I would not recommend this drug to a college student, because the memory and reading effects can be very frustrating and stressful. However, it has been THE most successful drug for me at preventing seizures. | F | 26 | 6 years | 8/18/2006 | 5 | Bipolar II | Trouble finding the right words, a little bit more clumsy, my hands sometimes get shakey, or feel shakey. I pee more frequently and I forget things more easily. A lot of people feel drowsy after they take it, while I feel adverse effects. I perk right up. | This medication has helped me a great deal. I feel like the edge has been taken off of life. It's wonderful, things are smoothed out. I'm not on this crazy rollercoaster anymore, but life is still real. I still cry, and I still laugh, I still get sad, and angry. But for the right reasons, instead of no reason at all. My mom also takes Lamictal (along with Zyprexa) for Bipolar I, and she loves it more than anything she's ever taken. | F | 18 | 6 months | 8/15/2006 | 4 | Seizures and Bi Polar Disorder | Insomnia mostly, occasional itching but not bothersome | Taking 100mg and have been for almost 9 months now - It is a 2 for 1 drug for me as I need it for both. I have had (almost) 4 seizures since I started taking it, the last was the worst as I was driving! The insomnia problem was fixed by taking the meds at 7:30p.m. because it generally keeps me awake for about 5 hrs after and that puts me out around 12:30 I still cycle sometimes but "the highs and lows" are more managable except for extreme "triggers" (death, loss, Katrina... etc) | M | 44 | 9 months | 8/12/2006 | 3 | Bi- Polar | None that i'm aware of yet | I began taking this drug about 3 weeks ago, I felt great for about 2 weeks and now that I've increased to 100 mg. I'm suicidal and severly depressed. i'm hoping this will pass soon. I am also on lexapro. | F | 39 | 3 days | 8/10/2006 | 3 | bi boplar depression | sleepiness, red eyes | M | 44 | 18 days | 8/10/2006 | 5 | "mood disorder" | Constipation... although also on Effexor XR so it may be from that or a combination of the two. It does make me drowsy so I take it at night. | I noticed a huge difference just after a few days. I'm being titrated up and am currently on 100mg and feeling good. | F | 28 | 1 months | 8/9/2006 | 5 | bipolar disorder | Trouble speaking when increasing doses but other than that, no side effects at all | Lamictal has helped me a great deal with my bipolar disorder. Unlike other drugs I've been on, I feel like a normal person with normal feelings and moods. I'm still able to get sad, angry and excited/happy, just not to the same extremes | F | 22 | 2.5 years | 8/8/2006 | 2 | BIPOLAR 1 | INSOMNIA, DRY MOUTH, CONFUSION, ANXIETY, FREQUENT URINATION, HEART PALPATATIONS, MINOR HEADACHES, HAND TREMORS, DEHYDRATION, FREQUENT THIRST, VIVID DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES, URINARY RETENTION, MILD HAIR LOSS, RAPID PULSE, MILD ITCHING, MINOR BLURRY VISION, AGITATION, HYPOMANIC EPISODES, INCREASED TIREDNESS, LOW-GRADE FEVERS AND MUSCLE PAIN. | LAMICTAL is a drug that I don't want to be on. But DEPAKOTE, TEGRETOL, SEROQUEL, RISPERDAL and ABILIFY didn't do much for my Bipolar I Disorder. I am taking the LAMICTAL against my will, I HATE the drug! If I wasn't threatened with psychiatric hospitalization- I wouldn't take this drug. Too many side effects for me. I am currently on LAMICTAL, LITHIUM and CLOZARIL for my BIPOLAR issues. But I still feel the same- I haven't found the right drug combonation yet. I hope I will find something that helps me soon. | F | 22 | 3 months | 8/6/2006 | 1 | seizures | problems with time and space, anxiety, insomnia, problems with short term memory. Problems with finding the words, and remembering some names. | F | 38 | 12 years | 8/3/2006 | 5 | Bipolar disorder | headaches, some memory loss, some trouble concentrating, general "foggy" feeling | I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder 5 months ago, and I've been taking it since then. Currently I'm on 100 mg. It's been one of the best things that has happened to me. I was misdiagnosed with depression and I took an antidepressant, which was just awful. Now that I'm taking Lamictal, I'm feeling much better. I don't feel like curling up in a ball anymore, and my grades are no longer suffering. However, Lamictal is a treatment, not a cure. Generally, I feel MUCH better taking it, and it prevents severe episodes of depression and mania, but it does not cure bipolar disorder. Serious lifetime changes need to be made in order to get the disorder fully under control, including therapy and ways to manage stress. I still get some hypomania and some slight depression, but it's much easier for me to pull myself out of these moods, and I no longer get irritated or angry at the slightest things. I highly recommend it. The headaches have been a terrible side effect, but they are a lo | F | 19 | 5 months | 8/2/2006 |