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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bipolar Mixed | Acne (take medication to keep it under control)and muscle aches (much better but still experience aches after 2 years). I can think clearly. | The first few weeks I was on the medication I thought I was going to die from diarrhea. I couldn't leave the house it was so bad. The muscle aches were horrible as well. I find that if I exercise regularly the aches almost disappear. When I stop exercising they come back. I have tried many other meds and this one is worth taking. I will deal with the aches and the acne because I feel | F | 34 | 2 years | 7/22/2005 | 5 | epilepsy | none | F | 20 | 11 months | 7/21/2005 | 3 | bipolar 1 disorder | i have become even more irritated than before and i hardly have any side effects | it is ok to take only if it works i have been on lamictal since may 20 2005 and i am currently trying to get a higher dose to see if it will work then or they might just take me off it | F | 19 | 3 months | 7/19/2005 | 1 | very advanced seizure disorder | i had so many side affects that all of them couldn't be listed but here are the worse: short and long term memory problems,problems with weight,no concentration,vision,reading,very impulsive which isn't like me.irritable as well which isn't my charater,made my seizures worse,i felt like that my brain was cottage cheese-nothing there. | this drug should be banned and as well a year a go i had an implant for seizures called an vagus nerve stimulator made and researched by cyberontics co. if anybody is intersted check it out for it lowered my seizures from 400 a day down to an bearable amt, if want to talk to me about it. feel free to e-mail me. | M | 42 | 3 days | 7/13/2005 | 4 | Bipolar | Also taking 900 lithium with 200 lamictal, occasional clonazapam. Irritated eyes, red eyes, tense neck and shoulders, unable to concentrate, feel wired up, depressed, have no idea what's true anymore, cannot trust gut instincts, feel | I don't know what's helping and what's not. I sometimes want to go off all meds to see where the clean slate is. | F | 28 | 4 months | 7/12/2005 | 5 | Depression - as a mood stabilizer | Sleepiness, which I have mitigated by taking it before bed. | It has worked very well, combined with Lexapro at treating my depression/anxiety. | F | 23 | 3 months | 7/9/2005 | 5 | Depression | mild acne both face and body | I was swtiching drugs a lot this year. Effexor made me a zombie and killed my sex life. Welbutrin made me lose 15 lbs because eating was repugnant to me (and I was underweight to start with)and I had terrible anxiety attacks (and still no sex life). Its only been 2 months but this is the best Ive felt in a long time. Im happy, I'm gaining back some weight (nothing big- just getting back to normal), my anxiety attacks are nearly gone and My sex drive is finally back (my boyfriend is thrilled). The only downside was the acne. It wasnt terrible for me, and I found that the EXPOSED SKIN CARE SYSTEM works amazingly well for it, so it really hasnt been an issue. | M | 21 | 2 months | 7/8/2005 | 5 | Depression | mild acne both face and body, dry mouth | I was swtiching drugs a lot this year. Effexor made me a zombie and killed my sex life. Welbutrin made me lose 15 lbs because eating was repugnant to me (and I was underweight to start with)and I had terrible anxiety attacks (and still no sex life). Its only been 2 months but this is the best Ive felt in a long time. Im happy, I'm gaining back some weight (nothing big- just getting back to normal), my anxiety attacks are nearly gone and My sex drive is finally back (my boyfriend is thrilled). The only downside was the acne. It wasnt terrible for me, and I found that the EXPOSED SKIN CARE SYSTEM works amazingly well for it, so it really hasnt been an issue. | M | 21 | 2 months | 7/8/2005 | 5 | Mood Swings, depression? | Headaches & some nausea on uptake. No night sweats, acne or rash. Some joint pain in hips but I am not certain it is related, I have a knee injury from skiing and I am walking differently so I am told by my Physical Therapist. | I have been on all the usual meds for depression; Prozac, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Celexa & etc. All had side effects I could not tolerate; weight gain, sexual side effects, nausea, dizzy, dry mouth, insomnia & etc. None of these with Lamictal, currently @ 150mg, no plans to increase, this dose is working well. Lost 21lbs over past 8 weeks. Tidbits from my Doc; rash to be concerned with is on the trunk of the body, (chest, stomach, sides, back); my diagnosis is mood disorder & not depression; the more gradual the increase @ a higher dose the better, we are all individuals & all meds work differently for each one of us..... What else can I say except it is working for me. | M | 51 | 13 weeks | 7/6/2005 | 4 | Bipolar | Maybe a bit more tired during the day, initially. Some very vivid, disturbing dreams and night sweats but that could be meno. Side effects diminished after a few weeks. | Been on all the usual suspects...this works best for me. Clears my thinking and memory, evens mood, no deep depressions, increased energy. (Lithium turned me into a zombie.) Anti-depression meds had unreliable or zero results, Wellbutrin made me manic... Took Lamictal for 18 months, went off it & went down the hole. :( Recently resumed, already feeling MUCH better. | F | 47 | 2 years | 7/2/2005 | 2 | seizure | mood swings, trouble sleeping, CONFUSION, short term memory loss, hallucinations, incresed brusing,(can get touched hard and burse's), tremers in hands, IRITALAILTIY AND AGGESSION, panic attacts, | we found our that our 9 year old was having partial complex seizures and he was started on lamictal 13 months ago. He can't even go outside to play on most days. he is having panic attacts he thinks ever little bug is out to kill him he runs away from them in a blind panic screaming. he never had this problem till the last few months. we has mood swings one hour he is fine and so sweet, then he is yelling at us and makes no sense. he cant sleep at night. when have to tell him things over and over, he can look right at us and we can tell him something he can walk over and to do it and then forget what he was told, i know some of that could be age related but this is a all day everyday thing. and he is still having seizures. and over the last few months he has had to start on adderall for A.D.D. becouse he cant seem to keep his mind on anything. with all the changes in our son we are looking for a different medication for him | M | 9 | 13 months | 6/28/2005 | 4 | Partial Complex Seizures | Acne in upper arms and back, excess salivation. | Great overall! I've been on Lamictal for over three years now. Partial complex seizures from skull fracture during the Gulf War have decreased dramatically with this medication. I am currently on three meds. Dilantin, Neurontin and lamictal. Since I was put on Lamictal and stopped smoking marijuana I have not had a seizure for six months now (if you like to get high STOP!.) I couldn't stay up late before without having several seizures back to back. My profession sometimes requires me to work long hours because of deadlines ext. (artist)I plan to continue on Lamictal and decrease the dosage of the other meds. Great medication overall. | M | 3 years | 6/26/2005 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Intense Dreams, Heavy Night Sweats, Random (But Definite) Memory Loss, Acne (-like?) Flare-ups on Upper Cheeks and Chest, Possible Connection to Repetitive Sinus Problems, Slight Mental Haziness... | Do not allow my lengthy list of side-effects to discourage you from taking this medication... - It has literally changed my life! Before I began taking Lamictal, bipolar disorder had made a complete mess of my life...countless destroyed relationships, constant thoughts of suicide, drug abuse, failing grades, uncontrollable insomnia, dangerously impulsive, etc. No other medications were working. Finally, my doctor led me to Lamictal. Within a few weeks, many of my symptoms were gone!! The side-effects are definitely frustrating, but they could increase ten-fold and I would still be an avid supporter of Lamictal. | F | 21 | 2 years | 6/25/2005 | 4 | mood issues | None | I have been on Lamictal for just a month. I started with 25 mg for 2 weeks, increased to 50 mg for 2 weeks and then went to 100 mg once a day about a week ago. The day after I went to 100 mg I noticed a major change in moods. I felt positive for the first time in quite a while. I will stay at 100 as long as I continue feeling this way. The dr said to increase to 100 mg twice a day if I start noticing decrease effectiveness. | M | 43 | 1 months | 6/24/2005 | 4 | Bipolar II with psychosis | Acne, hairloss, body order (pew), sweating (embarrassing), breast size increase (seriously). decrease in depression. maybe weight gain. | Been most constant drug in past year. | F | 35 | 14 months | 6/23/2005 | 4 | bipolar depression mood stablizer | @ 1st the only side effect was ablity to sleep @ nite, the whole nite, now I can't sleep through, some acne more than when I was a teen, dry mouth sinus dry head aches, not as depressed, can't concentrate less impulsive better moods overall not so many different in one day :) alcohol does make me depressed and suicidal, i can still cry@ any minute, but less hopless. more edgy snap easy@ the stupidist things, around my monthly i get really angery want to break things.anxious memory loss, like what did I eat for dinner yesterday? concentration I can't even read a magizine w\o reading it 2x. | I have been on other 'antidepressants' paxil prozac, wellbutrin, plus being on the BC pill, I was very moody, bitchy violent, now I have been off any hormonal BC and taken lamictal for a little over a year slowly upping it to 200mg daily doesn't seem to be my happy medium anymore? should I see about taking anything more with it? or get it upped again? I don't know but the anger is more my problem now the being depressed? over all I like this better then anything else I just want to sleep and be able to concentrate. | F | 27 | 18 months | 6/23/2005 | 3 | Bipolar II | Profuse night sweats. Slight rashes head and elbows. Alcohol with this makes me suicidal. 200mg day was best, but now on 400mg day. Grinding teeth, facial tics. | maybe reduce meds again. Respiridol was added but made me feel too weird. STopped that. This is better than Depakote and Lithium side effect wise. Will stay on for a while. | F | 35 | 7 months | 6/23/2005 | 3 | Bipolar II | Migraines and | I didn't feel dead on Lamictal (it was the first anti-psychotic/stabilizing med that I haven't felt dead on) but I didn't really feel any different on it (I have a history of problems with meds not working) | F | 21 | 6 weeks | 6/21/2005 | 3 | BiPolar I-rapid cycling | migraines and | I didn't feel dead on Lamictal (it was the first anti-psychotic/stabilizing med that I haven't felt dead on) but I didn't really feel any different on it (I have a history of problems with meds not working). I have to quit taking it now though---I wonder if it would have worked. | F | 21 | 6 weeks | 6/21/2005 | 4 | Bipolar & depression | At 200mg-Cant breathe or sleep well (wake up 5 hours after getting to bed), heart beats crazy, acne (not too bad), grinding teeth.Beginning dose-knot in throat (glands) and aggitation-went away. | Going back to 150mg again. I may have increased to 200mg too fast.1-2 days of increase dose, I get agitated but it goes away and works so great for depression and the aggitation (I dont scream and yell like a maniac or want to yell). | F | 31 | 2 months | 6/20/2005 |