User Reviews for lamotrigine oral

I was gaven this cause of BiPolar?! I never had! I had a sensitivity to meds and I got Dystonia. The constant twitching of my head which soon lead to painful muscle spasms in my neck. I was taken off the med and started on another. I’m still having Botox injections.

At the age of 35 developed epilepsy (no known cause) I am now 42 years old still dealing with simple partial seizures (don't enjoy those auras). I have had an MRI, EEG, EKG and an EMU study at the hospital. I have been taking Lamotrigine 50mg twice daily, but in June had to go to the hospital due to a aura seizure. Hospital found my levels to be 2.0 range should be 3.0 to 15. I was increased to 100mg twice a day. I have never had any major side effects with this drug. Problem is trying to find the correct dose to take, since auras started coming back. Read More Read Less

Absolutely hated this medication. I am allergic to certain anti depressants and ran out of things to try for my severe depression. A med manager prescribed this medication. It made me feel absolutely awful. I had no energy and it made my appetite nonexistent (I was never hungry and went 3 days with only eating a banana). Then started the allergic reaction: severe fever, flu-like symptoms, but the real sign it was an allergic reaction was the rash. My face, arms, back, and chest looked like I'd been sunburnt. My skin was hot to the touch and blotchy. I had to get a steroid shot to make the rash go away and even after two weeks it's still not completely gone. DO NOT take this medication for normal depression! And if you've been known to have allergic reactions to other mental health medications, this is probably not the right medicine for you.Read More Read Less

I am taking this med for mood swings. I don't feel as much mania, but the downs are still as bad as they always were. I also feels like it is sapping my motivation/energy levels. I'll be switching next time I see my doc.

I have tried various medications to combat my bipolar and this is the one that has worked best for me. Although it does have a chalky taste and you need to swallow the medicine right away to avoid getting weird taste in your mouth.In the beginning i had nausea, insomnia, and body aches, these symptoms subsided fairly quickly. This medicine did heightened my anxiety but mostly at nighttime. I do think it is one of the less intense medicines that you can take and it is defiantly worth taking. It has made me more stable and increased the quality of my daily life. Read More Read Less

Still mostly feel the lows. But it’s not the constant back and forth like it was before. Without the other symptoms my anxiety has increased but we’re talking about how to combat that. Never had an allergic reactions either which is nice

This stuff is the best for me! I take low doses, and it always does the trick. However, a couple things for me.. 1. I only gave it 4 stars in Ease of Use because you must always start off on a low dose and work your way up to avoid dangerous skin reactions. I had itching when I first started on this med, but kept the dose low, and it went away. However, you do need to be careful when stopping and starting again. NEVER restart this medication at a previous full dose. In terms of satisfaction, I only gave four stars because, while side effects for me are mostly minimal, longer durations of time spent on this med at higher doses (100mg a day) caused minor speech issues. It was harder to form words with my mouth, and more difficult to transfer thoughts to speech. However, if I take breaks periodically, and keep the dose at or below 50 mg's a day, this med works absolute wonders. Makes my depression completely subside within days. I can't imagine taking anything else. Also, it turns out I have a very bad case of inattentive ADD rather than mild bipolar, and it still works great. Won't take anything else for my depression.Read More Read Less

I am on it for years n I feel like it makes me tired could that be

Ive been taking this medication for a few years now and the side effects have become so unbearable that I'm getting off this medication. This is a mood suppressor for people with bipolar disorder so since given to me for seizures I feel numb, no sex drive, no motivation, and no energy. I'm lethargic and fatigued at some point every day and have trouble falling asleep at night. This med also causes constipation. The longer you take this med the more you'll have to increase the dose(more side effects) because this med is known for your body building a tolerance fast. Read More Read Less

I took 25mg daily for a week. I think I was allergic. No sleep at all for five days. I had a headache that would not go away. I had body aches. Like the flu without fever. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Chills. Stomach pain. I developed 52 cherry angiomas in one week. I lost 11 pounds. Stopped med at one week

I sleep just fine, I started at 25 mg and slowly went up to 100 mg currently. I'm tired and sleep great.no rash, no unbearable side effects.

I did not get much sleep while on this medicine. The insomnia side effect is horrendous. Even with adding Ambien to the mix, I still would watch the sun rise. Also, the depersonalization side effect is pretty bad. I just didn't care about anything, and my passion for art was completely gone. I won't ever take this medicine again.

only have been taking it for a few days and i’ve been lightheaded with drowsiness. it has made me feel extremely sad, more irritable, and unstable. legit started sobbing out of nowhere in one of my classes. i’ll give it a couple more weeks but so far, not a good experience. it’s only been an issue since they upped me from 250 to 300mg

It is almost too early for me to review but so far it’s been nothing but good. No issues so far but it’s just under a week of me being on the drug.. no noticeable difference, nothing shocking anyway. Regular marijuana user who was told to quit because of it and I see why now... since being on this drug (not the pot) I’ve been sleeping BETTER and it helps with the pot... I’m a-ok with this. As far as stopping seizures go, so far so good but like I said it hasn’t been long.

Iâ??m a 23 year old female who was diagnosed with bipolar II two years ago. I had struggled with taking different medications and was concerned about side effects of anti psychotics that might dull creativity, make me feel foggy or gain weight. On lamotrogine I have experienced none of these side effects whatsoever. It takes a little while to work after titrating up slowly (I started at 25mg and now take 400) but it has honestly been amazing. I no longer have mood swings or depression, my mind is far more rational, my concentration has tripled. I know different medications work for different people but I think lamotrogine is worth giving a go and sticking at it while you titrate up. If it works as it has done for me youâ??ll have no side effects. My quality of life has improved and I hope others can benefit in the same way.Read More Read Less

I have occepital neurologia, I do not know why my doctor ordered this medication for me. I became more sick from the medication than the headache.

Just needed something to take the edge off before I went into a complete mental breakdown due to trying to remember a week of my life I lost and no clue what took place.

One has to fine the right dosage. 100mg per day taken all at once was too much. My anxiety was worse. Splitting the dose, 50mg am, 50mg pm works beautifully.

My response is to Susie! She began at a very high dose 100 mg. Lamictal has a black box warning. You need to carefully titrate up on it. Otherwise, you will get the famous Lamictal Rash. I cannot believe anyone would prescribe Lamictal like that carelessly to a patient!! I started out at 25 mg adding 25 each week till I got to my Theraputic Dose of 300 mg. Began when I was 45 and off and on ( I felt better, so I stopped, good grief!) I'm now 64 and glad to be back on the drug. It's great. Takes awful, is my only complaint.Read More Read Less