Lamictal Side Effects - Need Advice

I have been on it for years and the only time I had side affects was when I jumped doses instead of starting small and working up, I take it at night and adderall and fluoxetine in the morning and it seems to work good for me!

I started taking it in July, and it’s been great for me. I was taking an SNRI for depression/anxiety before, but it didn’t work. Because of that and because I’m still pretty young (my brain isn’t quite done developing, so it’s more inclined to do weird stuff), my psychiatrist recommended Lamictal. We worked up to 100mg very slowly to avoid the rash. That helped for a while, but then I started struggling again, so about a month ago, we upped the dose to 150mg after 3 months on 100mg. Now I’m honestly feeling the best I have in a year and a half. I haven’t experienced any side effects that I’ve noticed, but I think that partly because we only upped the dose my 25mg every 10 days except when I went from 100mg to 150mg). I don’t have Bipolar Disorder or Epilepsy, though, just depression and anxiety and cPTSD, so I’m sure other people have different experiences.

Been on Lamictal since October. Started on lowest dose and am now at the therapeutic dose of 200mg. It has been helping my moods for sure. One thing that is really important, especially with mental health meds, is that you do not stop taking them cold turkey because that can cause some pretty devastating effects to your brain. Lamictal specifically is an anti seizure drug which, if stopped abruptly without tapering, can cause seizures in individuals who aren't prone to them. If you're having any issues with it I would definitely let your doctor know about the time lapse so they can maybe decrease your dose back to 50 for you to re-acclimate to it.

Im currently on 50mg and it works well for me. My psychiatrist started me very slow, it took me two weeks to get upto 50mg. Ive noticed an increase in my sex drive since starting. But other than that I haven't noticed any other side effects. I have been checking for rashes often, since lamictal rash can be dangerous.

i’ve been on lamictal for years. my highest dose was 200. i’ve been slowly going down on dosage because my dr determined i have bpd and not bipolar. and i also have adhd. i have chronic migraines and discontinuing use of this medication allows me to have more options for treating my migraines. it did work for me though.

I took Lamictal and it made me pretty darn manic, even on a low dose. However, if you've been on it for a while, maybe it won't happen. I know you have to watch out for a rash, though.

Lamatical worked really good for me at first then long-term the side effects got bad for me. But also I believe it could just be from it mixed with my adderall. When I first started taking it helped stabilize my mood then eventually drained me long term. I think it depends person to person, what else ur taking, & the amount of time ur taking it. It’s a very powerful medication