Lamictal XR User Reviews & Ratings

• Mgc...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 20, 2022

For Seizure Prevention "This medicine has genuinely been so much better for me than Keppra or Aptiom. It feels like I went from one of the worst medicines I've ever been on for side effects to one of the best in terms of overall well-being. It's been a long titration, but at every step, I mostly felt significantly better and have had zero seizures for 60+ days. At 50 mg and 100 mg, I felt slightly more edgy/flippant, whereas at 75 mg, I felt quite cheerful. I'm now on 150, going to 200 mg of the Lamotrigine Extended Release. Not only have I not had any seizures, but I also feel like I genuinely feel happier and don't carry anger or stress with me as long. Of course, you have the risk of rash, but to be honest, it was made out to be way scarier than what I think the reality is for most. I feel like this should be the first medicine on the list for most everyday people. The zombie and rage effects of some of the other common seizure meds are just awful by comparison to how beneficial Lamotrigine's 'side effects' are."

• Jan...
• February 6, 2013

For Seizure Prevention "I didn't have many problems with Lamictal XR. Just sleep problems for about 3 or 4 days, and then I adjusted. Constipation also plagued me. I had a breakthrough partial seizure, and the doc changed from 100 mg to 150 mg. Now I am having a lot of problems. My sleep is really disturbed, really bad dreams and panic attacks waking me up while sleeping. Wish he could put me at 125 mg. I will have to check with him and see if that will keep seizures at bay. I have been a week and a half without a seizure."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2012

For Seizure Prevention "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."

• Cyc...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 13, 2022

For Epilepsy "I’ve been taking it for 20+ years. I give it an A+ for me."