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The only reason I gave this med a low ease of use score is the slow dosage build up. It takes a long time to reach the theraputic dose. I did so well on this med -- no side effects and felt so normal. After about 6 great months, I started thinking that I was just so ok ... and that the bi-polar stuff was all in my mind and a missdiagnosis by the doctor. I quite taking it ... was great for a ...

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Xfirst day taking meds will see how it make you feel everyday keep you posted

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greg | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
7/1/2024
Condition: Epileptic Seizure
Overall rating 3.3
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6 months on it (Nb.Focal Impaired), has proved effective, stopping seizures. Fairly easy to increase to 200mg daily. Side effects, notable bloating, as a fit, athletic male, had a double chin & male breasts within 36 hours. Skin notably deterioration within 2 months, skin having aged 10 years in that time. Notable short term memory loss, I.e. key's, glasses, phone etc, etc. Would prefer to return to lighter dose, 25% reduction giving withdrawal feelings in initial 36 Hr's, then disappearingRead More Read Less

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
6/24/2024
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.3
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Been taking lamatrigine for TN. A little pain is still there but definitely is better.

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Bun | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
5/28/2024
Condition: Rapid Cycle Manic-Depression
Overall rating 3.3
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This medicine has given me several side effects, from extreme drowsiness to heat intolerance, agitation, and more. Not entirely positive I’m bipolar (I’ve been diagnosed that way though), so I can’t tell if it helps with mood swings or not. I hate that I can’t eat grapefruit while on it.

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
5/24/2024
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.7
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Gave me the worst neck and back pain ever

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SOCONNOR | 13-18 | Female | Caregiver
5/16/2024
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 1.0
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My 15 year old daughter started this medication 2 weeks ago at 25mg to go up to 50mg after two weeks from this last Tuesday, on Monday she noticed a couple small bumps on her her hand we didn’t think anything of it as we were at the river the day before so we went about our day when she came home from school that day she had a purpleish bruise on her chin again didn’t think anything of it as it was small. Tuesday she took her last 25mg, her school called me by 10:15am stating she has a rash and running a temp, I wasn’t anywhere around the area as was on a work trip. By 1:20pm on Tuesday my daughter was covered in hives and the school took her to the ER. Strep test negative as the school thought it to be that. When my husband got there he said it was bad. We stopped the medication that day. As of today her Rash is a lot worse doctors did prescribe her steroids and other itch lotion. Second ER doctor said that she had a high allergic reaction to the medication. Watch for side effects. Read More Read Less

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Sonya | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
4/17/2024
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 5.0
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The easing in has been great. I did have to push through the highs and lows. I am now on the dose I need to be stable which I’ve noticed has improved my mood greatly. I have not had a depressive episode or a Feral episode. I am able to regulate my emotions and not go from 0-100

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Robin | 75 or over | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
3/19/2024
Condition: Other
Overall rating 5.0
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I have Trigeminal Neuralgia, which is excruciatingly painful if not treated. Lamotrigine works very well controlling my pain. I don't care for the side effects however - sleepiness, balance (drunken gait, it's called), foggy brain and memory and digestive issues, i.e. swinging from diarrhea to constipation. Also, my weight had been very consistent since my twenties (I am now in my 70's), but I lost about 8 lbs in the first two years after starting Lamotrigine. Since I am small to begin with, (5'4"), going from 118 to 110 was shocking.. My doctor put me through the usual tests to make sure this wasn't caused by something else. There was no other reason for it. Read More Read Less

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Alex T. | 35-44 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/29/2024
Condition: Other
Overall rating 2.0
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I have something like persistent depression - cognitive issues, poor sleep, headaches, body aches. My doc tried this for 2 weeks. As a result, my cognition got much worse than before. Much worse. Then, in 2 weeks, my symptoms - headaches, brain fog, body aches - returned 3x worse than before. I previously tried an antipsychotic, Rexulti - with same results. This med, by its action on me, feels very similar to an antipsychotic.

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TiffB77 | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/24/2024
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.0
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Do not take this for a "mood stabilizer". Its the worst experience I ever had. After a few weeks of taking it I got a red itchy rash all over my body and my lips swelled up. Its a nightmare.

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KristaSB | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
12/12/2023
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 1.0
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I was on Lexapro for anxiety and depression, but it wasn't working as well after being on it for a few years, so I switched to lamotrigine after weaning off the Lexapro (3 months on no meds before starting lam). I only took this pill twice, and it almost ruined my life. I don't know why it affected me this way, and my doctor has told me it isn't usual, but I typically experience extreme side effects to most meds. I'm possibly bipolar, my Dr isn't sure, but I don't usually have highs -- just extreme lows regularly. Feeling normal feels like a high to me because it's so rare. Anyway- Day one, I took it when I woke up. An hour later, I felt insanely good-- just felt better and happier than I have in years. Tackled a bunch of chores I usually avoid. Was so happy I found a medication that finally made me feel good. Then 4 pm rolled around, and the med stopped working abruptly and I crashed. It felt like the worst depression I've ever felt, and that's saying a lot. I was suicidal, and I started having hallucinations, which I've never experienced before. I called my therapist, who told me I should try and take another pill in the morning, to see if it would help regulate my system. Stupidly, I listened, and the next day started the same-- feeling amazing after taking the pill, but then around the same time later, I crashed again, and it was even worse. I had to call my mom to come get me and my kids so she could watch them while I went to the hospital-- I knew if I didn't go, I'd kill myself. Had more hallucinations. That was the last time I took the meds, but for an entire month after, I woke up every day having a panic attack (only had one in the past), and the panic attack would last 8-10 hours each day. I had to get back on Lexapro to get the attacks to stop. I will never attempt trying this again. Probably a freak incident. I took the gene site testing and this medication was in the green for me, meaning it should've worked great. Really baffling overall, honestly. Hate that a person has to go through hell trying to find something that works.Read More Read Less

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Vlosn | 13-18 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
12/4/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.3
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It gives me vertigo and makes me really sleepy I don't recommend this at all it will ruin your life

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N.H | 19-24 | Other | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
11/13/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.7
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I began taking Lamotrigine orally once a day 8 months ago as of writing this review. I am prescribed this medication off label to treat autism related agitation and other symptoms. This medication has changed my life. I have been going on and off different medications since age 12 and have had no significant positive results until I was prescribed Lamotrigine. I only felt better as we increased the dose over many weeks. Unfortunately, despite its benefit I am unable to take higher doses of Lamotrigine because I experience a rare side effect of short term memory issues. Despite this issue, the medication is still very effective and the dosage has been working extremely well in tandem with other medications. I would recommend trying this drug and giving the proper time for it to build in your system. It appears to be useful for neural regulation not just in bipolar individuals. My negative symptoms of autism and OCD have improved the most.Read More Read Less

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Anklb | 13-18 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
10/31/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 2.7
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This is a piece of trash it has done nothing to help my major depressive disorder It is the most ineffective drug I have taken please avoid it

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Lamotrigine | 13-18 | Male | Caregiver
10/23/2023
Condition: Rapid Cycle Manic-Depression
Overall rating 4.3
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My son takes this med for rapid-cycle manic-depression. He is 15 and to get him up to the correct dosage took about 5 months, which is correct according to the med instructions. He is not at 100 percent yet, but we are getting there slowly, so that’s why I gave overall satisfaction and effectiveness a 4 rating. It’s been a slow process with many appointments to the RNP (registered nurse practitioner). And being an RN myself, I’m okay with that for safety reasons, but adjusting his meds has been time consuming for sure. I’m a stay at home Mom, so that helps. I’m the primary caregiver and I do all his meds for him at this time. It works if you take it on time everyday. So be completely compliant and patient with the med and you should have good results. I’m hoping this med stretches out the mood swings and makes them less frequent for him. It’s a work in progress but we are hopeful. Read More Read Less

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B.H | Female | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
10/5/2023
Condition: Epileptic Seizure
Overall rating 5.0
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I started in 2006, I take 200 mg twice a day and the only time I have a seizure if if I for get to take it. I have been prescribed other medications for seizures that didn’t work for me

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Amanda Lynn | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
10/1/2023
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 5.0
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I am 35 years old and I've always suffered with depression for as far back as I can remember but I could always tell something else is wrong with me too but you know I never would go to the Dr to get treatment so finally in 2018 after I had my fourth child my only daughter I said enough is enough so I went to the doctor and I told them like every female in my family has bipolar well they decided to treat me with Prozac and you know they kind of work but you know there was still like something missing well I felt a little better so then you know I decide how I feel fine I'm going to stop taking it and when I went back for my appointment I got my appointment I'd miss my appointment so when I finally got back in with that doctor basically he told me that like I had to come on a certain day that I couldn't come on and he said well if you don't show up then you're not getting your medicine so you know I didn't ever go back there again and I waited till like I think the beginning of this year to actually start going to a different doctor and she put me on celexa and I mean it helped for a while and then you know I had like a check up so I went back to her and I said you know it's helping but there's still other like the help with the depression but it wouldn't help with the bipolar so she said well I'm going to up your dose and then you can come back in a couple months and if everything's still ain't working good then I'll add whatever the name of this medicine is so you're dosage and I said okay well I ended up not going back again well I went last Friday and she gave me my celexa and this medicine and told me to take it together and let me tell you it's worked very well like y'all my husband even walked out and left me the other day like I had no signs of it I didn't know what's happening I know I knew he was doing something by my back which he was cheating but never saw this coming and I have been so calm and of course I'm hurt by and upset but if I wasn't on this medicine I would be probably in jail for hurting somebody so for me this medicine is a miracle and yeah a lot of these reviews just say like bad things but if your doctors want to try you on this med I would definitely suggest you try it anyways thank you guys my name is Amanda y'all have a good dayRead More Read Less

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NewMom | 25-34 | Female | Patient
9/28/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 2.0
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Diagnosed with Bipolar Depression at age 24. Took Citalopram for 10 years and it worked wonderfully until I had my first baby at 34. Started experiencing postpartum anxiety so my doctor switched me to 25mg of lamotrigine with intentions of slowly increasing the dose. I just finished my first two weeks on this low dose. The last two weeks have been beyond horrible. I feel like I was the 1/10 that had the absolute worst side effects. Side effects included worse anxiety than before. Non stop crying every day. Hellish intrusive thoughts about self harm and suicide. Irritability and rage. I had never felt rage like that before. I am a very calm person. And I was starting to have thoughts about harming other people, which I haven’t had before in my life. Almost hurt my dog and baby. Hurt myself. I couldn’t control my thoughts. The intrusive thoughts felt like they’d already happened. Last night I decided to stop taking lamotrigine because it was turning my life into a medical emergency and I was so scared about what I might end up doing. I have never felt so horrible in my life. One day off of it and I feel completely normal again. I am so sad that I had to experience what I did because it seriously messed with my brain chemistry. I’m glad others have been ok with it but just be warned you could be another 1/10 with the worst combo of side effects. Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
9/25/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.0
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I was prescribed lamotrigine for my OCD. It took a seriously long time for it to work (2 months-ish on 100mg), but when it did, it was life changing. Obsessive thoughts? gone. Compulsive urges? gone. Intrusive thoughts and images? gone. its crazy. amazing medication, it just takes FOREVER to work.

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itchyD | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
9/14/2023
Condition: Bipolar Disorder in Remission
Overall rating 2.3
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On 400 mg/day for years, got itch that's hard to describe back in feb,23: no rash, pins & needles & crawling ants on face and arms, mostly. Hair stands up on scalp/arms like from static charge. Episodes last 1-2 days on, 2-3 days off .. repeat. Cut dose in half w/incremental improvement. Annoying but survivable. Anybody else out there with this?

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Sisyphus | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
6/14/2023
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 5.0
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I am a 30 year old who was misdiagnosed as having major depressive disorder in my early twenties. I went on antidepressants and meds like Welbutrin which only made me a zombie. Around 8 years ago my doctor put me in this and I have never been better! Yes, the withdrawal symptoms (cloudy mind) can be a pain if you forget to take it but I have never been happier. I think clearly and I am always trying to fix issues instead of giving up like I used to. I also don't have any anger issues anymore.

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