Reviewer: bitsey, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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just started 25 mg..dont know if it is the meds or not but am having pressure in my head, not headaches

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just started 25 mg..dont know if it is the meds or not but am having pressure in my head, not headaches
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Reviewer: 19-24 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Lamictal has been the missing link that I needed. It started helping after a short period of time. I got up to the recommended dose (100mx 2x daily), it helped a ton, but was not quite there... I wend through a short cycle of depression, the pdoc upped my Wellbutrin, I went into mania so he lowered it back down, then I was on the low side. He upped the Lamictal to 150 mg 2x daily, and I have been ... Show Full Comment

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Lamictal has been the missing link that I needed. It started helping after a short period of time. I got up to the recommended dose (100mx 2x daily), it helped a ton, but was not quite there... I wend through a short cycle of depression, the pdoc upped my Wellbutrin, I went into mania so he lowered it back down, then I was on the low side. He upped the Lamictal to 150 mg 2x daily, and I have been great (please note, that is not a recommended dose for Lamictal used for bipolar, but is well under that which can be prescribed for seizures, he raised it after consulting with other psychiatrists in his office). It has worked well with my particular cocktail to stabilize my bipolar symptoms. -Wellbutrin XL 300 mg (in am) -Seroquel 100 mg (in pm) -Lamictal 300 mg (15 mg 2x / day)
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Reviewer: Smac1100, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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What else can I say! Lamictal is a godsend. Suffered from bipolar/ anxiety for many years. Tried every AD and heaps of benzos. Been on Lamictal for 2 months and feeling the best I have in 10 years. No side effects!!

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What else can I say! Lamictal is a godsend. Suffered from bipolar/ anxiety for many years. Tried every AD and heaps of benzos. Been on Lamictal for 2 months and feeling the best I have in 10 years. No side effects!!
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Reviewer: agr3000, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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The good: this medication (I take lamotrigine, 100 mg 2x/day) has made a noticeable difference in terms of lengthening the time between major depressive episodes. The bad: This medication never fails to cause me severe headaches whenever I drink even a single beer or glass of wine. The headaches start shortly after drinking the beverage and typically last until the next morning. The headache pain ... Show Full Comment

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The good: this medication (I take lamotrigine, 100 mg 2x/day) has made a noticeable difference in terms of lengthening the time between major depressive episodes. The bad: This medication never fails to cause me severe headaches whenever I drink even a single beer or glass of wine. The headaches start shortly after drinking the beverage and typically last until the next morning. The headache pain is not lessened by taking over the counter pain relievers. Although I've never had more than 2 beers at one sitting (well, during adulthood anyway!), I do enjoy having them on occasion. I've switched to O'Doul's but I'm pretty fed up with the situation. At least I didn't get the rash!
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Reviewer: plyder12, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have been on Lamictal since 2001. I take 100mg twice a day, 6am & 3pm, I also take 200mg of Bupropion at 6am & 3pm. I have horrible deep depression and fears. I have Bipolar 1, so they say, but I've never been manic, I just have deep depression and deeper. I am better then I was prior to 2001. I could not move. leave the house or shower. I sleep as much as I could. I did not want to live ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on Lamictal since 2001. I take 100mg twice a day, 6am & 3pm, I also take 200mg of Bupropion at 6am & 3pm. I have horrible deep depression and fears. I have Bipolar 1, so they say, but I've never been manic, I just have deep depression and deeper. I am better then I was prior to 2001. I could not move. leave the house or shower. I sleep as much as I could. I did not want to live - but I didn't harm myself. I couldn't socialize. I was petrified. Now, I work, care for the home & boys and shower often. But I stay in my small office, alone, all the time. I do not have fun, I can't. Confusion & short term memory loss. Horrible fears and nervousness. Afraid of phone and mail. No ambition no sex. Want to get off med but it's hard, makes you sick. I'm sure Lamictal is helping I just might not be able to help. I've had many traumas, baby died, had stoke,lost best job, lost wife, kids arrest, wife narcissistic, bankrupt. One thing after another, no peace, no money now after wife left headed for homeless.
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