i've just been prescribed this to STOP my crying fits & mood instability! I havent filled the prescription yet though becuase I read up on it last night & i'm scared to take this medicine!!!!! It has ALOT of warnings! how long have you been on this medicine?
I'm experiencing the Sevier crying fits & shakyness coming off lamical very abrupedly.I've been off now four 3 wks & will never go back on it.I was on it about 9 mo.
My 7 1/2 yr old daughter has been taking this medication for several months now, supposely to help with her seizures. I know the feeling of going through the crying & shaking spells because my daughter has been through the same withdrawals. Only to find the doctors putting her back on it. This drug can be used for some of the reactions or moods I've read about but it must be taken properly or it can have some serious side effects. If you need 2 taqke this medication Please do so with caution. Keep in mind my daughters been on for a couple years now.
I didn't go off it on purpose,I had moved in w/ my daughter & I turned in a change of address to the post office & was switching to dr.'s in her county where she lived.They put a stop on my medicaid,and I couldn't get any of my scripts filled & I had no money trying to get sedeld in to a knew place to live.The new county said it would be 30 to 90 days to get everything straightened out.I went 3wks without meds.I was on Lexapro & Lamitcal at the time.I could believe the state put me thru all that.I was delusional& phschotic w/ sever painic attacks& suicidal thoughts because of the abrupt cut off of my meds. I had to be Hospitalized to get back on meds.But they changed me to Cymbalta&Seroquel.I'm not blaming the Lamitcal, I was fine while I was on it.But after all that I was afraid to go back on it because I had a rash in all the other w/draws.The rash is something to take very seriously,it can be a life threatning side affect... GOD BLESS U...
My son was put on this for seizures, and is very irratible, has problems going to sleep, gets aggressive and cries over little things, and has problems calming himself down. Are these signs of overdose?
I have been taking lamictal for 4 months now and I am not sure if it is right for me. I was diagnosed with bi-polar 4 months ago so it may be that I am going through the acceptance process as well. ...but I have always been known as an outgoing person but since april when I strated my new job people constantly ask me what is wrong? are you feeling ok? why are you so serious? that was the main question I get asked almost daily....well I just wanted to know if anyone felt this or if the over-calmness I feel is normal. I take 150mg a day and have stopped taking it at night due to weird, strange, funny dreams. It is quiet strange when I wake myself up laughing outloud... :) just wish I could remember what was so funny, heheehe
Jeannie, You said you had a rash. What did the rash look like? My daughter is on lamictal and has a rash. She stopped taking her meds per the doctor but today it has gotten worse. I am not sure if its related tot he meds or if its something else? thank you
I was diagnosed with bi-polar 20 year ago. I have tried all the meds. I am now on lamictal. I have the crying jags, can't sleep, and nothng really effects me when it should. I cry at things that never bothered me in a normal state of mind, and when i should cry, I have a neice in a coma since saturday night, I feel nothing. And I lvoe this girl. If this is so-called stable and normal... I would rather have mood swings. The docter says stay on it. and gave me a sript for sleeping pills, and an anti-depressant.
I'VE JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED BIPOLAR AND AFTER HEARING THESE THINGS I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO GO ON IT. HELP!!! ARE THEIR ANY POSITIVE HAPPENINGS WITH THIS DRUG??
Hi i started on lemictal, as well as some other mood stabalizers a bit over a week ago.. I can identify with having trouble for sleep- i just take a visteral. I do feel a bit amped and shaky but i think its a fair trade off from what i had felt like before! If you are not yourself by all mean ask you psychiatrist and tell them.. you probably arent right for this med, or perhaps have to realize it is a trade off for your sanity.
I was diagnosed with Bi-Polar aver a year ago and was put on Limictal for about 3 months and reached 100 mg per day. I developed a rash, and the doctor immediately took me off of it. I saw a second docotor, he thought the dosage was increased too quickly, and put me on the starter pack-I got up to 100 mg and was O.K for about 2 weeks, then the rash came back. Again, it was stopped immediately, but I am still getting sores all over my body. My back, sides, chest, and the genetial area. I also had developed large abcess type sores on my breast and pubic area. I was told that I could never use Lamictal or any dirivitive of that drug again. I tried Topomax, that seemed to work but increased my anxiety. Some days I want to hurt myself or others, other days I cry, other days I am mad at everyone. I can't go out in public, as rude people make me want to correct their rude attitude with a bit of force. Anyone had any reaction to Lamictal like I have? Does the rash (sores) ever go away? I feel like one big itch! I also take Clonazepan at night and Pexeva and Alpralazam at night. I think the meds are driving me as crazy as the Bi-Polar ! I see the docotr again at the end of the month. No idea what drug is next, but it is a good thing that I am on the Alpralozam or I may end up in Jail!!
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