Lamictal for epilepsy and bipolar disorder... anyone on this and had good luck?!
Question: Due to the high cost of Topamax, my shrink prescribed me this med today. He said it is an anti-seizure plus good for bipolar I disorder which I have a touch of. Anyone take this? Do you like it? Any bad side effects? Thanks a bunch :)
Answers: Due to the high cost of Topamax, my shrink prescribed me this med today. He said it is an anti-seizure plus good for bipolar I disorder which I have a touch of. Anyone take this? Do you like it? Any bad side effects? Thanks a bunch :)
yes it is A LIFE SAVOR.
i also have bipolar disorder type I...have been on this stuff for a year now, and the 9 months of 12, i have been stable.
there are a few side effects though, i looked them up the other day and i didn't even realize some of my upset stomach and some headaches are because of the lamictal, but it's not a big deal at all. i'm sure you already know that ya just gotta take the side effects to be okay. ya know? oh and the sexual side effects don't even happen a lot of the time...sometimes there can be some delayed ejaculation...had that once, but once is better than all the time, right? :)
but it is a VERY good medicine for bipolar disorder.
there shouldnt be any weight gain because of this,
it's for long term use...like i said, you shouldn't have any trouble with side effects. i don't know if it's true, but the doc warned me that if i got a body rash to stop taking the medicine...but i dont know if he was trying to scare me since i havent had that rash he was talkin about.
good luck! you'll really appreciate lamictal....i've seen many people on here talking about all the other meds for BP and how it makes them sick...but i don't think i've seen one about lamictal and the effects.
Thanks for sharing all your experiences and advice. I'm excited to try this drug. I've been on almost 11 anti-ds and they don't work. Now I can take care of my seizures AND bipolar/depression. Report It
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