User Reviews for Lamictal oral

Incredible. Get this if you can. 25mg /twice a day.

Worked to help my depression/anxiety but the side effects were hair loss, weight gain, and constipation. I started getting symptoms of hypothyroidism too. Turns out it was causing problems with my biotin/vitamin b intake. Everything went back to normal after a few months of stopping and taking supplements. My tsh level went back to normal too. Overall it worked but the side effects were too much for me.

I’ve been taking Lamictal for 6 months. I’m currently at 200 mg once a day. The first time I took lamictal, 25 mg, it was like the hand of God came down and rescued me from 35 years of mental despair. I honestly felt like a new person. Not different, just a calmer version of my manic self. Unfortunately, that feeling was very short lived and I’ve been trying to get that feeling back ever since. That wonderful calmness only lasted about 36 hours and has never returned. As I titrated up to 8 times the initial dose the drug has become worthless. Is it possible that Lamictal only works for me at a very low dose? Anyone else have this issue?Read More Read Less

Lamictal absolutely saved my life and I could see the results building steadily over time. The biggest area of change was in my irritability, which I saw dramatically decrease from near constant, blinding rage to almost nonexistence (1 day of irritability every couple months). My manic episodes are also noticeably decreased. My depression has decreased the least, but that is also because I have a secondary diagnosis of MDD, which I do not treat with an antidepressant. The only side effect is a little bit of persistent acne, which I have not been able to counteract. (I highly recommend taking a gene test to see which psych meds are compatible with your body! That is how I found Lamictal and I feel like a completely different human being.)Read More Read Less

Iâ??ve been on only 25 mg for a few weeks and have read so many scary horrible reviews about the side effects Iâ??m afraid to go up to 50 mg. Iâ??ve watched every lamictal you tube video review, and read every article online I can find, and continue to worry this drug was prescribed to me incorrectly by a psychiatrist who saw me for the first time for literally only 5 minutes. I donâ??t even know if he thinks Iâ??m bipolar. I told him how I felt, he wrote me a script for this, and I was out the door. I went home to research the drug, and panicked more by the side effects I read. He told me there were no side effects with lamictal! What a lie. He said itâ??s the gentlest of all of these types of drugs. I know I have GAD anxiety Read More Read Less

I have bipolar II disorder. I stopped medication for about 3 years because I felt myself stabilizing. I never had any major episodes, but I tend to be more hypomanic than depressed. I decided to start taking medication again because although I could function, it was a daily struggle to manage my moods. More mature and in tune to my mental health, I communicated my needs and concerns to my new psychiatrists. Like I said, Im more manic, so in the past when doctors prescribed me an anti-depressant, it would make me even more anxious and irritable. I also did not want a medication that caused weight gain because I have had an eating disorder in the past and didnt want weight gain to trigger that. My doctor recommended lamictal (only). He gave me the "rash" warning and told me I may not feel better for a few weeks while he slowly increases my dosage... I am completely astounded! I have only been taking lamictal for a few days, so Im not sure why he says it takes weeks. I have not even taken it for 2 weeks and I have so much energy and motivation. I have cleaned my apt (long overdue), got school supplies early, usual stressors at work dont phase me! It is not a medication that makes you feel super joyful or too dim. I feel like it just lifts the bipolar cloud from your life. I just feel like I can fully function! Everybody is different, but if your mental situation is similar to mine, definately give lamictal a try! FYI...I dont remember ever reviewing a medication. Hope this helps someone! God bless you.Read More Read Less

I have bipolar II disorder. I stopped medication for about 3 years because I felt myself stabilizing. I never had any major episodes, but I tend to be more hypomanic than depressed. I decided to start taking medication again because although I could function, it was a daily struggle to manage my moods. More mature and in tune to my mental health, I communicated my needs and concerns to my new psychiatrists. Like I said, Im more manic, so in the past when doctors prescribed me an anti-depressant, it would make me even more anxious and irritable. I also did not want a medication that caused weight gain because I have had an eating disorder in the past and didnt want weight gain to trigger that. My doctor recommended lamictal (only). He gave me the "rash" warning and told me I may not feel better for a few weeks while he slowly increases my dosage... I am completely astounded! I have only been taking lamictal for a few days, so Im not sure why he says it takes weeks. I have not even taken it for 2 weeks and I have so much energy and motivation. I have cleaned my apt (long overdue), got school supplies early, usual stressors at work dont phase me! It is not a medication that makes you feel super joyful or too dim. I feel like it just lifts the bipolar cloud from your life. I just feel like I can fully function! Everybody is different, but if your mental situation is similar to mine, definately give lamictal a try! FYI...I dont remember ever reviewing a medication. Hope this helps someone! God bless you.Read More Read Less

I have been on so many medications for my depression over the last 14 years, it was so bad that I was almost disabled and I am only 34 years old, a wife, mother of two, full time nurse. I had given up on finding medication to help me and was looking into ect therapy. My nurse practitioner recommended lamictal, I was so skeptical but agreed to try it. After a couple of weeks paired with my other medications I could see a difference in my mood and energy levels. I had feelings of happiness and before it was only flat affect or sadness. I was very resistant to touch prior to the lamictal, with the addition of the medication, my touch aversion went almost completely away. Dont get me wrong, I take several other psyc medications, but the addition of lamictal was a big game changer for me. Read More Read Less

DO NOT USE CIPLA!!! For years Cipla worked well until the pill changed. It was always plain pink, now it has white flecks in the pink. They insist the formula wasn't changed- THEY LIE. The reaction I had to their "unchanged formula almost caused the worst depression ever. They insist they specks were just a result of the processing of the pill.

I have struggled with RCMD since puberty. This is the first medication that has worked for me. 100% satisfied.

Been on this for 13 years now. It has done wonders for me there are problems I don’t have the motivation I used to have ( in fairness my at rest state was hypo mania) but if you work at it you can find you routine.and I get tired a lot.

I mostly suffer from depression. I never thought I was bipolar but I had a severe manic episode 30 year ago so she said try lamictal...500mg I was great and changed my life for 3 years. No antidepressant ever worked as good But now it only works halfway and the depressions are very bad..I was scared this might happen . My next appointment my doctor might combine this with another drug. I hope this will work. nobody deserves tis much pain we all suffer

I was on lamictal for Bipolar Depression II. It helped significantly with my mood swings and anger/mania and I actually loved the effect it had for helping with stabilizing me in general. The side effects unfortunately were too difficult for me to deal with. I gained 30 pounds in three weeks, from the medication as I was retaining too much water and sort of swelled up. It also didn't really help my anxiety and caused panic attacks when I was feeling more depressed than normal.

I found the side affects too difficult to handle. the weakness, dizziness, and overall feeling of being sick were not worth it. I am currently going off this medication.

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I have been on Effexor, Buspirone, Zoloft, Trazadone, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Klonopin over the years and this was by far the worst reaction I've ever had with a med. I was started on 25mg to move up after 1 week to 50 and was on it 5 days. The first few days I had severely painful headaches with pressure, my face twitches, my eyes rolled and darted back and forth and my jaw was clenched constantly. I had an extremely painful and stiff neck. Day 3 the pain was in all my muscles and joints and I had tremors. Day 5 and things got so bad I nearly went to an ER. 9 pm at night I started feeling like I was having a panic attack (I do have panic disorder). It felt as if my chest was in a vice grip and I couldn't breathe, my heart was beating rapidly/starting and stopping, pounding, I could see it pulse through my stomach. I had cramping in my abdomen and my neck was so stiff I couldn't move it. I did not sleep but more than that I couldn't move for hours. I laid in the fetal position completely wide eyed and in a state of what I mistook to be panic. My panic attacks have never lasted more than an hour or two. This lasted for 16 hours. I had to work in the morning and went to work on 0 sleep and all of symptoms kept worsening. I also had class but decided to go home to try to sleep because I was in so much pain. I started to put two and two together when everything in my body lit on fire. It felt like I had a sunburn, especially on my chest and back and neck. I called my prescriber and they said to stop taking it and to take the hydroxyzine because "it sounds like the beginning of an allergic reaction" as well as adverse effects. That makes it sound like they're competent and concerned...they aren't. They pushed this drug on me even though I was hesitant. It's five days later and only now am I starting to feel slightly back to normal but my face is still clenching and ticking and I'm still in pain. It took a few days for my pulse to even out, too. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS EVERRead More Read Less

Lamictal is very effective for my bipolar type 2 depression, a lifesaver! No side effects whatsoever. I have been on 300 mg every am for the last 8 yrs.

I have been taking this drug for 18years. It really helps my mood and anxiety. I can’t say enough great things about it! Be careful of the manufacturer though, because generics vary 20% from brand. I prefer Teva Lamotrigine above all others and Cipla is the very worst.

I did not find this drug helpful, and I had two years of hell getting off of it. It rightly has a black box from the FDA. The side effects started only a few months after I began taking it, and a neurologist recommended that I stop taking it . But, it isn't easy to get off of it. The side effects intensified. I am now off. I want to let others know about Point of Return, a website with wonderful people who assist in tapering from pharmaceuticals. Check in there. They are super supportive and have a lot of excellent information. The other thing that I found to be helpful was reflexology. This is a kind of acupuncture that is acupressure, done on the feet or hands on specific points. If you are having side effects, try it. Holding everyone who is struggling with this drug or any other pharmaceutical in Love! You are not alone!!! Read More Read Less

I got off zyprexa 6 months ago due to weight gain. I gained 130lbs on it. Zyprexa was the only drug I tried out of many that worked. After that I destabilized and had rapid mood swings and stopped sleeping. I found a new psychiatrist and he put me on Lamictal and Geodon. Within a month my mood swings greatly improved. And within 2 months I felt like a normal healthy human being again and my mood swings were relieved. Now, I no longer feel depressed or manic. I just feel happy all the time. I don't have anxiety anymore. I don't have depression anymore. I don't worry or get upset about every little thing anymore. This drug combo is like a miracle to me. Very easy to use with no side effects at all.Read More Read Less