Lamotrigine for Seizure Prevention User Reviews (Page 4)

• Anonymous
• December 14, 2023

"I take Lamotrigine for seizures and had not realized it also could be used to help treat anxiety/depression. In my mid-twenties, I stopped taking it as my seizures had become less regular. I could control them as long as I stuck to a regular sleep schedule. I also found marijuana helped as long as I smoked regularly. However, being off the medication, I did find myself more depressed and sleeping a lot, which can trigger seizures in someone with my condition. After experiencing a few seizures, I went back on lamotrigine and noticed I felt less anxiety and was sleeping normally, not napping throughout the day for multiple hours at a time. I found no side effects, and it really helps prevent seizures, and the anxiety/depression relief is an added bonus."

• Are...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 12, 2017

Lamotrigine "I've been taking Lamotrigine for close to a year now, as an alternate for my previous seizure medicine. I am able to continue using Depo birth control, and although there's a small chance I get slight insomnia, it works quite well for me. Two a day, 100 mg each."

• dat...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 7, 2022

"I take 200 mg twice a day for seizure disorder. Virtually no side effects besides minor headaches and nausea. My seizure threshold is now high enough that I can take seizure-inducing meds like Wellbutrin without an onset of seizures."

• sds...
• August 31, 2009

"Lamotrigine has reduced the severity, migraines, and nausea associated with my partial seizures by 95%. The frequency of my seizures has dropped to once every 30 days, roughly, but the events are still disruptive, but not overly so."

• cra...
• January 13, 2008

Lamotrigine "I have taken Lamictal for over a year. It helped with the seizures and the headaches and also my anxiety. Problems I had were memory loss and weight gain, but all in all, it was a good medication."

• Anonymous
• October 28, 2009

Lamotrigine "I have taken Lamictal for 13 years. The day before I started it, I had the last tonic-clonic seizure I have had."

• jen...
• December 2, 2013

Lamotrigine "With Lamictal and Keppra, my seizures are currently controlled."

• nos...
• June 27, 2008

Lamotrigine "I had side effects from other anticonvulsants, including Tegretol and Depakote. I have had absolutely no side effects from Lamictal, and it has controlled my seizures for several years now."

• 34d...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 19, 2013

Lamotrigine "I developed kidney stones on 2 separate occasions in 3 months, so I finally switched. Evidently, a listed side effect is 'propensity to develop kidney stones.' I felt drowsy, like I was in a fog."

• Anonymous
• June 11, 2009

Lamotrigine "My daughter takes Lamictal. At first, the doctor had to increase the dose, but now she is okay, and no seizures at all for about nine months."

• luc...
• January 1, 2008

Lamotrigine "I have been taking Lamictal for a month now. I do have headaches, cough, swollen lymph nodes, but with no fever. I have had no seizures, which is good."

• Rx2...
• October 27, 2009

Lamotrigine "I got off to a bad start with this one (dose too high), but I've been seizure-free with it. As a bonus, it is also effective in treating bipolar symptoms. Relatively non-invasive too!"

• Anonymous
• November 14, 2018

Lamotrigine "I take this for nocturnal epilepsy."

• Sco...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 1, 2015

"I had a seizure in July and October 2013. In November 2013, my neurologist put me on Lamotrigine ER 50 mg once a day. Since then, no seizures, and no negative side effects. I like it."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2012

Lamotrigine "I love this medicine. Made it so that I didn't have to take my original Lamictal 150 mg morning and night, now I just take the XR 300 mg every day at lunch."

• Anonymous
• April 16, 2012

"I have been on Lamictal for 4 months. The first couple of months I felt good. However, since then I have had confusion, headaches, dry mouth and lips, and insomnia."

• nas...
• April 8, 2009

"Seizures got worse when using this drug and more frequent."

• Lea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 10, 2015

"Does not work as well as Lamictal, side effects are noticeable: shaking, poorer memory."

• ser...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 7, 2014

"My husband was in the hospital for a week. They saved his life with this medication. He has changed a lot and has no side effects, now his talk is happy 99% changed. Hope he continues like that."

• Sea...
• March 21, 2009

"I take lamotrigine for a few months, up to 100 mg twice a day. I was having 4 or 5 seizures. At this dose for 3 weeks, my seizures have reduced to 3. So far, so good."