LAMICTAL Reviews (LAMOTRIGINE)Average Rating: 3.4 (1917 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LAMICTAL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Petit mal seizues | NO SIDE EFFECTS AT ALL | Lamictal is undoubtably the best anti-epilepsy drug. I had been on Dilantin/Depokote/Phenobarbital for 30+ years & my neurologist discovered that this combo was not working as it should.As a matter of fact,in 1999, my WBC had dropped so low,due to the depokote that she thought that I might need a bone marrow biopsy to see what was happening. My neurologist recommended getting off of the Dilantin/Depokote & trying the Lamictal/Phenobarbital combination to see how that would work & to see if that would bring my white blood count back to normal. I started the Lamictal in 1999 & I have had fantastic results with this particular drug.I had to get off of the Dilantin/Depokote combo first & that was a very unpleasant experience. But since I started taking 25mg of Lamictal twice a day, I have had NO petit-mal seizure problems since. | M | 38 | 5 years | 4/5/2005 | 1 | Bipolar II | Burning, sunburn like feeling after 4 days of use; rash started but did not get bad since I stopped the medication | Just as the bad side effect kicked in, I started noticing a | F | 35 | 5 days | 3/31/2005 | 5 | depression and mild bypolar 2no | none | one day after taking it i felt much better it was ammazing | F | 63 | 4 days | 3/30/2005 | 5 | depression and mild bypolar 2no | none | one day after taking it i felt much better it was ammazing | F | 63 | 4 days | 3/30/2005 | 4 | bipolar II | Overall I feel great, WAY better than lithium which made me nauseous and gave me the most hideous taste in my mouth. I am having really heavy night sweats which is annoying but I can deal with it better than the yuck mouth. I'm on 100mg/day + cymbalta. | RASH - I'm worried about the rash, something is happening on one of my elbows and behind one knee, could someone who got the rash tell me what it looks and feels like? | F | 32 | 2 months | 3/29/2005 | 2 | bipolar | nervousness,memory loss,clumsiness,tired all of the time,hard to concentrate.I have major swelling in feet and hands,legs,am also taking lotrel bp,so swelling could be from one or combination of both.I take 300mg a day,sometimes i get so amped i feel like i'm going to go crazy,irritability. | I have been on prozac with no results,Topamax,zyprexa,am still on lexapro and wellbutrin with the lamictal as well. | M | 43 | 1 days | 3/26/2005 | 5 | anti-depression/bipolar | none. | i've been on this medication for almost 2 years. Its improved my life emensely. | F | 20 | 22 months | 3/25/2005 | 3 | seizures | weight gain, excessive sweating, night sweats | I take 100 mg a day, and I've gained 10 pounds in six months. I gave up eating fast food completely and am a high school varsity soccer player working out rigorously on a daily basis. I see that not many people mentioned weight gain as a side effect, but there's absolutely no other reason for the weight gain. | F | 17 | 6 months | 3/24/2005 | 2 | Bipolar II | The increase of 50mg to 100mg left me with more SE's. Nausea, Equalibrium(Balance) problems, dizziness, slight short term memory problems, difficulty reading. What isn't mentioned Sexual Dysfunction | I am not quite sure if the side-effects will go away over time, or should I drop the medicine yet. The Sexual Side effects is hardly mentioned on the internet AND it isn't mentioned by the drug guide, pharmacist(Walgreens), or the drug company. I also had sexual dysfunction with Depakote which doesn't isn't mentioned in the drug guide as well. It happened as well, when I raised the dose from 500mg to 1000mg of Depakote so I'm not surprised. I am disappointed because Lamictal was to have no sexual side effects compared to SSRI's. I; however, had sexual side effects immediate following the increase of Lamictal from 50mg to 100mg. Will they go away? Probably not. It's been 8 days, but usually when I get side effects, they don't leave unfortunatelly. I might drop using Lamictal. My mood seems to be not as worried or serious, although I have the side effects I previously mentioned. I am glad that Lamictal has helped out many people. For myself sex is important. | M | 45 | 7 weeks | 2/22/2005 | 3 | rage? mood stabilizer | I am on two drugs, topamax (75mg and lamictal 250mg) I like the more calm, rational feelings I get now when faced with conflict. Its hard to determine which side effects are from which. I cannot drink carbonated drinks, I get dizzy sometimes when standing up quickly, I get tingles in my hands/feet, I have a hard time finding the right words, and found in the beginning hard to spell longer words. I have to read over things I write to make sure my sentences make sense now too. | I am on two drugs, as mentioned, and I dont know which drug is doing the work! We are lowerin my dosage of the lamictal and I am afraid of doing that because I dont want to go back to how I was before. Id yell at my daughter and I would get angry very easily. Recently I have also had an increase of getting nervous when calling potential clients on the phone. I am at a loss for speaking slowly and clearly. I am in sales so that is very important. If anyome has suggestions please email me!!! | F | 27 | 3 months | 2/19/2005 | 3 | Epilepsy | Hair Loss, Memory Loss, Constantly being nervous, speech problems | still deciding if it's really worth it??? | M | 21 | 4 years | 2/15/2005 | 3 | Epilepsy (Grand Mal Seizures) | Hair Loss, Memory Loss, Constantly being nervous, speech problems | still deciding if it's really worth it??? | M | 21 | 4 years | 2/15/2005 | 5 | bipolar 1 | some hairloss early on, resolved over time | Best yet. Stable for 2+ yrs. Wonderful that it helps with depression. Nice to only take one med. | F | 51 | 2 years | 2/11/2005 | 4 | BPD and Bipolar I | I did not experience any side effects. | I love this medicine. It has done wonders in improving my mood and making it more stable. I don't know what I would have done without this medication. | F | 24 | 6 months | 2/10/2005 | 5 | refractory bipolar depression | nothing because of the allergic reaction to stimulation of seratonin in my brain with all antidepressants and litium and cabazatine and depacote and mifepristone. all antidepressants are poison and caused me to have radiofrequncy catheter ablation on my heart. lithium is deadly and the rest of seizure meds causes psychosis | gave me energy made me feel normal and happy like i was before the excrutating illness that i had-no more suicide attempt which scared be physically and emotionally since the age of 15.life ends at 15 and begins again at 45 | F | 45 | 8 months | 2/9/2005 | 2 | bipolar II | hand tremors, anxiety | didn't work nearly as well for me as depakote or tegretol | M | 38 | 1 years | 2/9/2005 | 5 | Epilepsy | Slower thought processing, slight memory loss, bruise easily, weight loss, seizures during pregnancy. | This drug has been excellent in controlling my seizures with very little side effects compared to others I have taken such as Dilantin and Tegretal. The only time in 3 years that I have had a problem was when I had 4 seizures during the pregnancy (but probably due to changing blood levels and the need to increase medication more quickly). Also, I have noticed that the medication has made me think a little slower and more irrationally. I'm not positive that this is due to the medication but I have slowly noticed that I feel like my thought process has been slower - ie- forgetting things, not being able to find the right words when I talk, unable to recall dates and names, and overall just being slow to process information. I am usally a quick thinker, great at trivia and speaking, but since I have been on Lamictal I have a hard time with these things. | F | 30 | 3 years | 2/5/2005 | 3 | | 2/4/2005 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Started on a low dose of 25 mg and increased over time. With each increase I'd experience about 3 days of headaches. When I reached the 200 mg level the anxiety/revved up feeling became overwhelming,so went back to 150 mg. Am back up to 200 mg again and doing well.Other than an initial period of short-term memory loss, I haven't really been bothered with unusual side effects. | Does a very good job stabilizing my mood. | F | 39 | 2 years | 2/2/2005 | 5 | complex seizures | I was on Tegretol and Depakote - I was very tired most of the time. Much tripping. I also began having neuropathy. I assume due to the depakote. | very hot as I'm in bed at night...almost sweating. uncoordinated due to dizziness sometimes. I've also noticed a weakness in my grip. I'm taking 400mg/day. | F | 49 | 9 months | 2/1/2005 |