Also known as: Lamictal, Lamictal Blue, Lamictal Green, Lamictal Orange
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Reviews for lamotrigine systemic to treat Bipolar Disorder
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): I have bipolar disorder and have been using Lamictal for 3 months. No more thoughts of suicide, no anger and I am happy again. I am back to being me again.
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): I began taking Lamictal for lower body spasticity due to an injury to my CNS. My neurologist decided to try Lamictal in order to prevent these seizure-like episodes from occurring daily, and it worked; however, it made an even bigger impact on my mental and emotional state. At 19, I've dealt with depression, severe anxiety, and irritability for approximately 5 years now, and the stability I gained from taking this medication (for convulsions!) has absolutely changed my life.
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): I have been on medication for 9 years now. I have tried over 30 medications for my bipolar, axiety, PTSD and have found Lamictal as the only medication that helped me. I am very medication sensitive so I did get the rash with Lamictal and still took it for 4 years until the rash ended up being to much. I have now tried 6 more medications and have not found any that help without huge side effects. I would say it was a miracle medication for me and I truly miss it.
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): I can't praise this drug highly enough. At the age of 59, I'm finally leading a level life - without quiting jobs in a rage, moving my family 1,400 miles to a house I'd never seen. Due to troubles with sleeping, I also take Seroquel.
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lamotrigine: Have just recently started on Lamictal. Have been eating various antidepressend pills for more than a decade. Finally a doctor suggested it coud be bipolar, and put me on lamictal. Can't even begin to describe the difference it has made! The energy is back, and the self-destructiveness in various forms are totally gone. If this is what normal life is, then WOHOO!
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): I take this medication for bipolar. it is the only thing that has worked for me. i am so very thankful i came across this because it makes me normal and i can live my life with my husband like a normal person...
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): I have had Bipolar Disorder for over 15 years and have had seven hospital admissions. I was put on Lamictal about 4 years ago when I had a transplant as my previous meds interacted with my anti- rejection drug. Lamictal is the best medication for Bipolar Disorder I have ever been on. Since I've been taking it my mood has been very stable and I feel like I have all my normal emotions back. I've also kept out of hospital even with all the stress of my physical problems and no side effects.
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Lamictal Orange (lamotrigine): I have been taking Lamictal for almost two months. It has worked great for my Bipolar Disorder. It at first gave me severe stomach pains with diarrhea that subsided after a week or so. I noticed I'm more sensitive to foods now. Like for example I cannot eat tomato products anymore (I used to be allergic when I was younger). And also greasy foods make me very sick (which may be due to my gallbladder removal). But over all good results from this drug!
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): great med. Worked within two weeks. Full affect by 4 weeks. This med ALONE keeps me where I need to be. I am bipolor with severe anxiety and depression. This works wonders!
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lamotrigine: I'm on 200mg per day and it has made me a lot more stable. Although I still have anxiety and mood swings, they don't last for long anymore. The majorly annoying thing is that my short term memory is poor, my vision has momentary problems and I get random dizzy spells. All in all though, it is definitely the best drug I've been prescribed for my rapid cycling bipolar disorder
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): Im up to 200mg per day, and honestly, I really dont know how much its helping me. I seem to be a lot better, but I think the Clonopin does a lot more for me.
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): It keeps me very stable. My only gripes are that there's a really bitter taste if it gets stuck to your tongue, the shape is ridiculous to swallow (It's like a pentagon lol) and my psychiatrist didn't know that there is more and more info coming out that suggests that it interacts with the birth control pill. My little one is 2 weeks old and she definitely wasn't planned. I took the pill perfectly too. Just a heads up :)
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Lamictal Blue (lamotrigine): I didn't realize until i read these reviews why i was itching..but now i know! thanks. for the past two months while using this medicine i have definitely been focused on happier things and my day to day life as opposed to thinking constant thoughts of death and being overwhelemed with fear. no side effects like i had with so many other drugs, and i tried them all. so i am thankful my dr. recommended this to me. everyone should try it.
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): have been taking lamictal for two months and this drug has had NO side effects whatsoever. has erased all thoughts of constant fear of death and scariness from my life every day that were consuming me for no reason. am NOT depressed but had consuming fear. i feel reborn and have tried anti depressants before that have not worked..many of them. this is definitely a mood stabilizer at it's best.
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): I'm bipolar with severe depression & anxiety attacks. I've been on Lamictal for 2 yrs. Since then my anxiety attacks have almost stopped. I do not have the rages of anger like I used to. Lamictal has hugely made my life better.
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Lamictal Blue (lamotrigine): I find that taking Lamictal has made my condition of bipolar disorder has made me feel better about myself and influenced my ambitions.It is a wonderful drug and has kept me from having any suicidal thoughts, which I have had in the past.The only thing that is irritable about the drug is itching.It drives me a little crazy but I feel a lot better, and I am glad to tell everyone about it.
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Lamictal Blue (lamotrigine): I have severe bipolar disorder. I was extremely depressed. My Dr. put me on Lamictal and within a few days I started to feel much, much better. I still had problems with the depression, but it made it a little more tolerable. I now recieve ECT, and am taking Lamictal and I am doing better than I have in a long time. It also didnt have some of the terrible side effects that I had with the other meds used for BPD. I am very grateful to have found this medication to help me.
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