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Long Term Lamictal Use and Side Effects
Mon, 08/14/2006 - 23:08Topic: Medication Issues
Hi All,
who among us has had to give up Lamictal after taking it a pretty good while? When I went on it around two years ago, I thought it was just the right med for me. Now I've started to struggle. My short term memory has gotten so bad, it's cost me two jobs. I'm always so dizzy, I feel as if I've had four or five beers. I've gone from the local Tabasco Kid to a diet so bland it would bore a baby. Go ahead and add in absentmindedness and clumsiness. Top it off with some plain old profound disorientation and major depression. In four or so months I'm a mess where I was a model. My new neuro just wanted to throw some Dilantin back in the med mix. (I'll die before that happens!) Help me out here folks. Anyone had Lamictal go sour on them? Or was it last years' brain surgery taking me for a roller-coaster ride?
It's been a long time gone for me. I hope my Family of Buddies are all doing well. I'm happy to be back. Peace- marko
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My doctors did not think my
Submitted by lilibelle on Mon, 2017-01-30 - 17:27
My doctors did not think my symptoms were related to Lamictal and I was on 14 months of Lamictal hell. I've been off for seven months. My balance was so bad that I had to use a walker. My phone was 13 alarms so I remember to eat, bathe, take my meds and take my dog outside. I have to think hard to remember my granddaughter s name I frequently forget we're I'm going or easily get lost. I am addicted to solitaire. I am impulsive and shop too much. I say things to people that shouId never come out of my mouth. I think the Lamictal toxicity killed several brain cells and I will always be this way
I've been on Lamictal (125
Submitted by Mallen on Sun, 2017-11-12 - 17:12
I've been on Lamictal (125 mg twice a day) for 5? years. While the side effects can't compare to what I experienced on Depakote they are still more than just annoying. But I have been on various seizure medications for 18 years and have lost track of what are side effects of the meds and what are seizure related. I have no words of wisdom. I don't have the Tonic/Clonic seizures anymore but continue to what I euphemistically call Left Temporal Lobe Issues. Memory, dizziness, lack of appetite, lack of concentration, depression....there are days when I wonder if taking the meds is worth it...when I ask the Neuro for a complete cure? He refers me to a therapist...
Same. Goodness gracious. How
Submitted by Stacy Marie on Mon, 2018-03-26 - 17:27
Same. Goodness gracious. How is this stuff on the market? I went from getting into law school to barely being able to function. I'm 33 and feel 103! I'm so sorry. I totally understand. I thought I had MS because the symptoms were so similar.