Reviewer: pearl , 13-18 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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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

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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
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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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 fe ... Show Full Comment

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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.
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Reviewer: Jlb85, 25-34 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I've been taking this medication for about a year and it's been very effective for me. It helps me feel more steady and stable, and avoid the constant highs and lows of bipolar. My doctor upped my dose when I began a severe bout of sleepwalking after coming off a strong sleep med. After increasing lamotrigine I stopped sleepwalking. My experience with the med has been nothing but good.

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I've been taking this medication for about a year and it's been very effective for me. It helps me feel more steady and stable, and avoid the constant highs and lows of bipolar. My doctor upped my dose when I began a severe bout of sleepwalking after coming off a strong sleep med. After increasing lamotrigine I stopped sleepwalking. My experience with the med has been nothing but good.
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Reviewer: Suzie, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I hate this medication! I'm 48 and was diagnosed as BP2 4 months ago. Started this med at 100mg, 2 weeks later, 150mg, 3 weeks later 200mg. I"ve had no sleep since starting this med. Because I've had such a horrific time sleeping, I've been so close to loosing my mind. Having hot flashes like crazy, had them slightly before due to being postmenopausal, but even then it was doable ... Show Full Comment

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I hate this medication! I'm 48 and was diagnosed as BP2 4 months ago. Started this med at 100mg, 2 weeks later, 150mg, 3 weeks later 200mg. I"ve had no sleep since starting this med. Because I've had such a horrific time sleeping, I've been so close to loosing my mind. Having hot flashes like crazy, had them slightly before due to being postmenopausal, but even then it was doable because I was not up all night tossing and turning. No sleep, weeping, and worsened depression. Actually thought I'd rather be dead. This sucks!!!!! I am weaning myself off, not sure I will trust any doctor after taking this shit. I was better off on Prozac, at least I didn't want to bite my spouse's head off, nor did I feel like I just wanted to die. This med has made me Bipolar! It's been the worst 4 months of my life, glad I'm still here to tell you not to take this. I quit my job, I nearly lost my marriage which was a gamble I was not prepared to take. Do not take this at high dosages if you can't handle it at the low dosage, you are taking a chance on making your condition worse.
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Reviewer: rack, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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work very well with depression, but i think my memory is bad, but i prefer have not depression

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work very well with depression, but i think my memory is bad, but i prefer have not depression
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