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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Bi-Polar II NOS | I immediately developed bumps on the backs of my arms and my thighs. And I was itchy itchy itchy, especially on the palms of my hands and the soles of my feet. This was combined with dry mouth and decreased appetite, racing heart, morning diarhea. At 62.5mg, I have some minor joint pain in my hands. | Despite these nuisances, so far, I'm feeling much more calm, less moody and less irritable. I'm shocked by all the vivid dreams and night sweats . . . but maybe that's because I take Klonopin which (thankfully) knocks me right out. | F | 38 | 5 weeks | 3/27/2006 | 2 | Bipolar 2 | Pancreatitis, urinary urgency and incontinence | In Aug. 2005 I posted to this site describing Lamictal as my miracle drug, saving my life. Well, here I am 7 months later and almost one year of starting Lamictal. I was just discharged from the hospital for treatment of pancreatitis. The MD in the hospital suggested that the cause may be the Lamictal because no other cause could be found. I begged her not to discontinue my miracle drug. Well, when I got home I researched the Lamictal and found that pancreatitis can be a side effect. The FDA website states there is no percentage of prevalence but it does happen. By the way the pancreatitis occured within 2 weeks of increasing my dose to 300mg. Also, I had been experiencing urinary urgency throughout my therapy with Lamictal (I felt it was a small price to pay for feeling "normal"). Within one day of being discharged from the hospital I was in a major dept. store and I was totally incontinent of urine. Imagine the humiliation !!! Not only was I confused and embarras | F | 54 | 1 years | 3/27/2006 | 4 | bipolar II | Vivid nightmares, severe joint pain especially on the knees, increased irritability. | At 225mg it cured the manic episodes and it worked wonders on the lows. Some trouble focussing and difficulty spelling. I had to bring the dose down to 150mg because of the joint pain. At this dose the pain is manageable. The mania is more noticeable at 150mg. Tried to add lithium, bad idea. | M | 38 | 3 months | 3/26/2006 | 5 | Bi-polar depression, PTSD-anxiety | Word recollection difficulties during PMS. | At first the word recollection defecit really bugged me. After some thought I realized that it was almost directly proportional to how bad my PMS was each month. (During other times I was hunky-dory.) Since then I have been taking half a dose in the morning and the other half in the evening. This has taken care of the majority of the problem. When my memory loss does flare up, I tell myself that I probably talk too much anyway :~) I haven't had a depressive episode since starting the meds and in fact don't give this whole thing a thought most days. | F | 27 | 8 months | 3/23/2006 | 3 | seizure disorder | Acne on face, neck, chest, and back; weight gain. | I was first placed on Carbatrol after having my first and ONLY seizure almost 4 years ago. I had an allergic reaction to it. I was then placed on Keppra (500 mg a day). I recently switched from Keppra to Lamictal. I'm now at 100 mg a day, but will be on 200 mg daily when it's all said and done. I wonder if the seizures would return it I didn't take anything. | F | 32 | 1 months | 3/23/2006 | 2 | bipolar | none, everything ive experienced has been because of the activities i do...ex: muscle aches | well, its hard to say bad or good stuff about this med, find i am still angry but i dont have the impulse to throw something at someone, let alone kill them. on good terms, kind of, i have been able to keep in touch with my creative side since i missed out on plenty of that since i have been fucked over with medicines(music and art, i love piano and drums) but i still cant stay home and be with the people that i love and i still have my substance abuse issues even more than ever....gosh i guess it depends on...SO many things...i just still feel ANXIETY!!! i cant go into places where i should feel comfortable. i dont know what to say, im glad im able to get out of bed but man, i swear it's almost letting my creativity go TOO much, all i ever feel like doing is jumping around and say F YOU to everyhing,..........DAY 17. no mania, no depression, no nothing except wanting to abuse substances, keep in mind i was doing VERY well with drinking and i totally stopped everything else.. | F | 21 | 17 days | 3/23/2006 | 4 | | 3/22/2006 | 4 | Epilepsy-temporal-partial | When first starting or increasing dose: irritability, naseous, upset stomach, decreased appetite, weight loss, confusion, tiredness daytime, insomnia at night, unsteady on the feet. After adjusting: memory loss, acne and some sexual side effects. | F | 34 | 1 years | 3/21/2006 | 1 | depression | Lamictal at 12.5 mg/day, half of recommended starting dose. Developed sharp ear pain with associated painful headache on day 3. Pain started in cartilage of outer ear (antihelix) and progressed to inner ear over the course of a week, with swallowing pain. Added 400 mg/day ibuprophen on day 4, to no effect. Symptoms became too severe on day 7; discontinued dosing; symptoms subsided fully within 48 hours. | Change your life, not your chemistry. | M | 26 | 7 days | 3/15/2006 | 3 | Bipolar II Disorder | Lamictal made me hypomanic. The higher the dose, the more agressively irritable. | I really had high hopes for Lamictal, and I didn't really have any side physical side effects. My one side effect was a deal breaker--it made me hypomanic. I was nervous, anxious, and irritable. | F | 37 | 9 months | 3/14/2006 | 3 | Bipolar Type II | Intense/disturbing dreams, heavy night sweats, waking up during the night, minor difficulty with balance, fatigue when taken in the morning, light rash, mild acne on face and chest. | I'm still increasing my dose weekly. At 125mg currently. Not satisfied with the results in light of the side effects, but willing to stick it out to see if things improve once dosage reaches 200mg. I have noticed marked improvements in mood on my "good" days, still cycling into depression weekly. | F | 26 | 6 weeks | 3/14/2006 | 1 | bipolar | confusion and sickness for the first 2 months | Had absolutely no effect at all - compliance was simple as there were no side effects but the medication had no impact on the my mood. | F | 26 | 1 years | 3/11/2006 | 3 | Hypomania, anxiety | really vivid dreams, itchy skin, headaches, insomnia, I was on 25 mgs for two weeks and didn't mind the side affects as it helped my anxiety by 50 percent until I went up to 50 mgs after two weeks. I went to the gym and was so nauseaus I couldn't work out, I didn't sleep in three days, felt nervous, dizzy, and had to increase my xanax my 2 mgs a day, I was on 4 mgs, I stopped the 50 mgs, and went back to 25, but still don't feel that great. I thought it was a miracle drug for my anxiety,and racing thoughts, now I don't know what to think. I'm scared to go back up to 50 mgs and feel that bad. | I would like to saty in it if I felt the way i did at 25 mgs, but if my Dr, wants me to continue at 50 mgs feeling like this I will go off and remain on xanax only. I have tried zyprexa, risperdal, prozac, and neurontin all with bad side affects. | F | 38 | 20 days | 3/10/2006 | 1 | Bipolar and depression | Lamictal did far more bad than it did good for me. When I left the hospital and was prescribed lamictal twice a day and respridal once a day, I was in somewhat of a depressed state. After a few days of taking the medicine, I felt as if my mind was dull. It got so bad that I got fired from my job because I zoned out and knocked into a customers table. Also, the lamictal made my insomnia worse. Even with the sleep effects of respridal, the lamictal made me stay up for days in a row. Definitely not a good pill. | M | 17 | 1 months | 3/10/2006 | 4 | Bipolar II Disorder | headache in the beginning- but has gone away now- at 100 mg i had a hypnogogic episode and very horrible dreams- i decreased my dosage and am fine. | lamictal has been extrememly helpful so far. i have been on many SSRI's... and one other mood stabilizer- lithium, and lamictal has worked the best so far! | F | 20 | 2 months | 3/9/2006 | 2 | Bipolar | decreased short-term memory, reduced cognitive ability, inability to notice things around me, anxiety attacks | Although I feel great on it (none of the chronic depression I had on lithium), I'm finally going back onto lithium. I hope that the effects listed really are due to the lamictal and that they are reversible. I lost my high paying engineering job and am having difficulty functioning in a minimum wage bakery job. (Besides which lithium is MUCH less expensive.) Current cocktail: 2x100mg Lamictal/day, 1/2x5mg Zyprexa/day, 10x 20mg Prozac/week | M | 61 | 21 months | 3/9/2006 | 2 | Bipolar 2, depression&anxiety too | Feels like warm needles being put into my legs once in awhile, nasuea, lack of sleep, more anxiety, depression is worse. Atleast no weight gain...Ha! It has however, taken away any 'highs,' joys, and zest for life that I've had. That 'one good day' in the past 7 months left me wondering if it was 'a good day' or 'fake high.' Very sad. I am now only going out of house after dark or wearing sunglasses if I have to go out in the daytime. My adult children call them my 'magic glasses!' HA! I hate this disease. God never allowed me a great deal of money, He was afraid I'd be the one to buy 50 shoes at once! lmao | I take 200 mg, and 200 Zoloft, I have had one good day in the past seven months. Aniety increased now to point of being scared to leave appt., can't work. Now they have me on Seroquel, and also Klonopin. So add premarin, and pepcid and I feel like a walking med cabinet. Taken Zoloft since 18. Before this last bout of depression, was vibrant, alive, could function. | F | 50 | 7 months | 3/8/2006 | 4 | Temporal lobe partial seizures | Mental slowness/fogginess, decreased coordination, headaches, neck pain, and EXCESSIVE night sweats | I haven't found a good dosage that relieves all of my symptoms, I have headaches/neck pain, and then increase my dosage, which causes mental slowness/fogginess, decreased coordination, and even more severe night sweats. | M | 30 | 8 months | 3/7/2006 | 5 | bi-polar rapid cycle partial seizur | Headache, blurred vision (sometimes), aches upper back and neck and hot flashes / night sweats. | I do really like this medication. I am happier more stable and even my family has noticed the difference. The side effects that bother me the most are the headache which goes into my jaw, the aches in my back and neck, then the night sweats. I can deal with the hot flashes before I go to sleep but the night sweats are pretty bad. I can't sleep under the covers and am freezing my husband. I read another woman's comments and she too had night sweats but said that they get better if she takes the medication at the exact same time every day. I'm going to try that. Again, the medicine works and I am also calmer and not so irritated. So, it has helped me in many ways. | F | 34 | 6 months | 3/6/2006 | 5 | Bipolar I, Anxiety | Pretty much no side effects. I have had a decrease in my appetite and some vivid dreams but they were not scary. Have not seen a rash yet! | This medicine has already seemed to take effect and bring my anxiety down. I am starting to feel normal and I can drive in the car without my cell phone and feel all right. My irritability has already started to chill out and although I still have a lot of energy I feel more like myself. I love this medicine and glad that I finally made the decision to go see a psychiatrist. He knew within 15 minutes what I needed and he was right. I will keep taking this medicine! | F | 23 | 3 days | 3/4/2006 |