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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | bipolar 2 | I can't spell to save my life now and I have problems putting thoughts together. It has definitely made me feel less confident in my vocal and written skills. I am debating whether to stay on it or not, however the depression has definitely taken a back seat. I had no major physical reactions to it, just the mental ones, and I have definitely been in a very hard time recently where I would have been in a very bad place without it. I have been able to lose weight on it whereas the Zoloft/Lithium blend I was on previously made me gain 45lbs and it didn't help me at all. | M | 30 | 6 months | 7/4/2006 | 3 | bipolar 1 | severe headache and neck pain 3 days after increasing to 100mg, i am now having very bad leg pains in my calf's and outer thighs, it feels as if i have been mountain climbing because that is how sore my legs are.that is making me a little anxious. the leg thing has started abot 7 days after the increase to 100mg so i am not sure f they are related and it scares me | if any one can help me plese email me | F | 35 | 40 days | 7/4/2006 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Some anxiety, racing heart, thirstiness, loss of appetite. | So far, I really like it. The loss of moodiness waaaay outweigh the side effects, although they are acute (especially the loss of appetite, perhaps due to a slight nausea). I get a kind of constricted feeling in my chest as well, which is kind of scary (does anyone else get this? it might just be self-induced anxiety...). And I was wondering whether most people took lamictal at night or in the morning? I've been taking mine in the AM for fear of sleeplessness....let me know anything about the drug you'd like to share!! [email protected] | F | 20 | 5 days | 7/3/2006 | 2 | Depression | Increased Sweating, Headaches, Weight Loss, Increased Irritability, Fatigue | I’ve been on anti-depressants for many many years. It is incredibly frustrating when your doctor does not acknowledge the side effects you are experiencing are related to a medication change. I am so glad other people mentioned the sweating...my doctor refused to believe it was related to the medication. | F | 26 | 9 weeks | 6/28/2006 | 5 | depression/bpd | Feeling a little anxious and forgetful | I started taking yesterday and i feel like a new person already -no lie. I got out of bed at 8:30 instead of noon like usual. I did the dishes that have ben in my sink for 3 weeks because i was too tired and depressed to do them. I played with my daughter outside a couple times when usually I would curl up on the couch and let her play by herself and feel sad all day. I mailed some pics to my bro I have been promising him for months! Wow!!!! I hope this keeps on going because I can live with this!! | F | 34 | 1 days | 6/27/2006 | 5 | Bipolar Rapid Cycling | Hair loss, tender gums, anxiety, memory loss, problems articulating my thoughts, joint pain, swelling in extremities, vivid dreams, more frequent urination, dehydration, bruise easily, came off for 4 days and instantly sunk back into horrible depression | This is a fantastic drug. I have tried many others and have had no luck finding something to stabilize my moods. There are quite a few side effects, but well worth tolerating them. The anxiety is a bit annoying, but I am told that if I start on welbutrin that that should subside. | F | 24 | 8 months | 6/23/2006 | 5 | Bipolar II rapid cycling | Lamictal has helped a lot. I would have moments of I call it crawling out of my skin. In very peaceful environments and I would feel this way with no stimulation. They put me on Lithuim first and I hated it. But this has been an excellent mood stabilizer. I am happier sometimes irratible but I think its an adjustment thing. I have had some diarrhea dont know if thats normal or not. Nightmares.... man the nightmares. Trying it during the day now. I have trouble seeing when I drive at night due to this med. I think it blurs my vision some. Thirsty a lot. Drink lots of water. Not as hungry as on Li, Lithuim made you eat like you were starving all the time but this is very even. No weight loss to state of but I am hopeful. I am also on 300mg of Wellbutrin and it helps too but in the beginning the headaches were murder but they did go away after two weeks. A hot compress helped to cope with them and the rewards have been tremendous. Trouble with some cognitive but not lik | No rash thus far on 100mg Thank heaven above for the help we need! Good luck and God bless! | F | 32 | 6.5 weeks | 6/23/2006 | 5 | Depression | None | I have been depressed almost all my life. I finally admitted it to myself and that it wasn't normal (you'd think I could have figured that out before now - I'm 46, but there you are). The only way I can describe it is being like a "walking wound" and having a "glass is half empty" attitude. I'd been on Zoloft and was still on Wellbutrin when I started this (and still am) but they didn't seem to do a lot. Wellbutrin helped some with energy but that was it. I talked to my therapist and he said he thought I might be bipolar. I am NOT manic in that I don't have "highs" only constant low and then periods of DEEP lows. He explained that there is a type of bipolar like that, but I had no idea. Frankly, I don't care what I am labeled. Anyway, I went to a psychiatrist to be eval'd for a med and she put me on Lamictal. It has been wonderful! I am not "happy" per se but I also am not stuck with that "walking wound" feeling. I can handl | M | 46 | 30 days | 6/23/2006 | 5 | Bi Polar - Type I | I noticed getting sleepy about 2 hours or so after taking. The 'euphoric effect' happens for me about an hour after taking.I love the medication....I was scared to take it as it was my first medication after beng diagnosed. I heard all the rumors in college about people having to take more than one medication to 'fix' this disorder. Very happy about that. | F | 26 | 4 days | 6/23/2006 | 3 | BPII | Great drug, except I developed the rash suddenly after 6 mos. so I had to stop the drug cold-turkey. (I've been depressed for 15 yrs. I'm taking effexor now.) Then I started losing my hair, SEVERELY. My doc and pharm rep friends all deny that this can happen. My hair has finally grown back after a year. The new growth (very obvious) is over my ears now. I tell people, "This isn't a hair style; this is a pharmaceutical drug side-effect!" | F | 37 | 6 months | 6/19/2006 | 2 | Bipolar I | Dizziness to the point I can not drive/work, neck aches, cystic acne, loss of memory, somedays I find it hard to communicate because I know the words I want to use but can't seem to find them in my head. The memory loss is affecting my job. Sensitivity to the sun. Sweats, up and down weight loss/gain, headaches, uncontrollable trembling in my hands. | At first, I thought this was the answer to my problems. But after three months, the side effects seem to outweight the positives. I've tried soooo many different meds, I'm beginning to think I'd be better without any. IMPORTANT...I was taking Zoloft with Lamactil and now I'm told the combination of the two can be toxic in certain situations (whatever that means)!! | F | 49 | 3 months | 6/18/2006 | 5 | Partial Seizures | My daughter was clumsy the very first day she took it, but otherwise she has had no side effects. She is currently on 50 mg going to 75 as a final dose. | I started lamical last night for bipolar 2 and I am exhausted today (to the point of not moving, even after 10 straight hours of sleep last night) and was nauseous and sick this morning. I'm going to continue for a while before I ask for a switch, but I hope not to get sick anymore on it. | F | 3 | 5 weeks | 6/16/2006 | 5 | depression | When I started on the 25 mg dosage, I started sleeping very efficiently. It seemed that I went right into REM sleep and right out without any alpha or beta. I slept less and was wide awake and functional immidiately on waking. I didn't mind this effect at all. After I went up to 50 mg, this stopped. I felt very normal, like I haven't felt in years. It was definitely working. Today I went up to 100 mg, and shortly after I took it I became dizzy, nauseous, very depressed, clumsy. Wanted to hug myself and curl up into a ball. It's a few hours later, and I don't feel as bad, but I've been drinking water like crazy. I feel the way I feel when I'm severely dehydrated. | F | 44 | 29 days | 6/16/2006 | 4 | depression | Increased from 100 to 150 mgs (75 mgs in morning, 75 mgs in evening)-at one week on this dose, felt a little muscle weakness in my legs. Today, at about the three week mark on 150mgs, I am miserable. Both calves are very sensitive to small movements, not just walking. Feel swollen from knees to feet. Legs feel very achy, shoes a little tight. I am afraid to walk too far or too fast. Psychiatrist recommended reducing from 150 to 125, but I am lowering dose back to 100mgs. Very uncomfortable at work, walking, am afraid I'll pull my muscles badly. My PCP prescribed a compression stocking (an antiembolism stocking) to give me some relief until symptoms go away. | F | 44 | 5 months | 6/16/2006 | 5 | Seizures | This is the same girl with [email protected]. I forgot a few things. Except the rash, I've experianced about 96% of all the non-emergancy side effects, but I don't really mind anymore | I've had 2 beautiful, healthy girls on Lamictal (600mg daily), the only thing was they'd break into a rash if I breast fed them, but the rash would fade, but I must warn you, between pregnancies, I did have a miscarriage (6 weeks). My neurologist said it very could well have been the Lamictal, But My girls are physically healthy... but I've found my 3 year old is getting evident that she has a speech problem ,but I did too till I was 9. We'll have too see... | F | 24 | 7.5 years | 6/12/2006 | 5 | bi-polar depression | Sometimes I have a difficult time finding the right words in conversation, I'm a bit more clumsy, and I have a slight tremor in my hands when I've done a lot of work with them. | This drug is wonderful. After a life time of depression with no anti-depressant giving me much relief, I found a new pdoc who diagnosed me with BP because of my mood swings. Almost immediately I felt the heavy cloud lifting and I felt a peace inside of me. I actually began to feel "happy", and that had been a very rare and far between feeling. This is the best thing ever. (400 mg Lamictal, 300 mg Wellbutrin, 75 mg Effexor) | F | 44 | 18 months | 6/12/2006 | 5 | Seizures | With every does raise, I suffer headaches, achiness, nervousness and alot of dizziness. Throughout treatment I get "the shakes". I'm very foggy-headed- my short-term memory is bad... But all of it worth it. I'm taking 600mg a day. | I owe alot to this drug. I started taking ot Sept of 1999 and haven't had a full-convulsant seizure since! I still have partals, but they aren't scarey and are fading, like alot of other things associated with my epilepsy. I think a few more years of taking this, everything will be gone. I started having seizures Dec 1997. I owe my life to this drug and I hope that others experiance the same. I'm sorry if people have had bad experiances with it, but since I took it, I've gotten my life back. it will be 8 years this July since I've had a full seizure! | F | 24 | 7 years | 6/12/2006 | 5 | Bipolar II rapid cycling | I have made it to 100mg after 5 weeks -for newly diagnosed Bipolar II. No major side effects except alittle foggy-ness in my head. Didn't last long. I do not cry so easy. | Since I was just diagnosed BP II, I have nothing else to compare it too. I took many SSRI's over the past years for depression that worked for awhile and then would "poop-out" on me. I think they also caused rapid cycling with my moods. I felt so empty and numb and depressed- for no reason! Now I feel so much better on the lamctal-almost normal! Pls. e-mail me to share your BP II experiences....Like I said I am new to the BP II thing and would love to hear how others are doing!!!!!! Anything you have to share would be much appreicated! THANKS! | F | 47 | 5 weeks | 6/10/2006 | 4 | Petit Mall Seizures | Just recently I've experienced blurred vision. I have always had perfect eye sight so this scares me. I also feel dizzy and faint when outside in the heat. I usually can't take the heat but it has never been this extreme. I also had my first Grand Mal seizure a few weeks after I started taking it. | I used to take Zarontin when I was in the 4th grade until I was a senior in high school. I stopped having seizures and did not have to take medication. It wasn't until I turned 21 and started drinking a lot and not getting sleep that they came back. The doctor put me on Lamictal and it has been hard for me to keep up with taking it. I had a grand mal seizure.... it scared the crap out of me so now I take it religiously. I have been taking it for a month now so we will see how it goes.... | F | 21 | 1 months | 6/7/2006 | 1 | Bipolar I | Terrible, suicidal feelings at the beginning of my period, irregular period; very scary and new to me. Am also taking lithium which I took for years with no problems. | Was not prepared for this side effect and had to search to find it listed as a "rare" complication. Now in trying to taper off am having headaches, vomiting, suicidal depression,etc. | F | 39 | 7 months | 6/4/2006 |