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Posted at 6:49 PM on Oct 18, 2007 by lamictalscaresme, #24408
I am so glad I am a research junkie, and that you all posted this for me to find. I just started on Lamictal about 3 weeks to one month ago. I just increased the dose to 100mg at night along with 150 mg of Wellbutrin XL. So far I have experienced hair loss, constant fatigue, excessive yawning, hacking cough, stuffy nose, dizziness, acne on my back, shoulders and face, terrible nightmares, waking with my heart pounding in the middle of the night, extreme rage, continued depression with racing thoughts, lack of energy/desire, general mental fuzziness and some trouble expressing myself verbally and literally. I have tried several times to contact the doctor who prescribed this for me. But I can't get him to call me back. I desperately want to get off of this drug as soon as possible. That heart episode the other night nearly scared me to death! I didn't know what to do. I was diagnosed with bipolar, but I still believe it's depression. I hope that I can get it figured out here soon before things get even worse. I had increased my level of exercise initially but for the last week I have been so tired and out of it I don't want to do anything. Good luck to all of you as well, hopefully they'll get better at these treatments eventually! ~A
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Reply 10 months ago on Feb 08, 2008 by lola09, #4698

I was just given the starter pack today after seeing a new Dr. (my other one left the clinic). I was on a perfectly effective combination of meds and the new doctor decide Im bi polar (not just depressed and anxious). I am not going to start Lamictal after reading these posts. There are reasons for the aches-its because it's meant for seizures, some that cause muscle loss, so Lamictal causes tensing of the muscles which cause them to ache. I'm so glad Im a research junkie too-I have learned to do it before I start any new meds.

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