I have been on Lamictal now for 10 months, and I mostly love it. ...

haha everything you just said right here is exactly what I hate about lamictal. At work people will say stuff like, You learn slow or How many weeks have you been on this job? Shouldn't you be trained by now? I ain't embarrassed or it doesn't hurt my feelings it makes you wanna just really concentrate when it's hard to. I even tell people that I have horrible short term memory due to my seizures and medication but they don't believe me. haha but like you said it is getting better everyday.

I have always had clumsiness. Haha. But another side affect that is happening to me is bloody noses. Before a month ago I have only had one bloody nose in my whole life. All of a sudden I am up to 4. It isn't fun.

Hmm. No bloody noses for me, thankfully.

We are such an interesting bunch. Many of us have the same side effects, but a lot of us also seem to kick up one or two weird ones of our own.

I'm glad you're surviving the scrutiny. I have had some of the same comments--"I know you've been told that before" or "I went over this with you just last week" but it has been more difficult for me to get over sometimes, usually mostly because of how the comments are made (or who makes them).

Wah, wah, wah, for me, I know there are worse things.

Lamictal forgetters of the world, UNITE!

My father was prescribed Lamictal for his epilepsy and after reading about the side effects he never took it. My only concern for anyone taking it and experiencing side effects is that the drug is known to rest in the tissue in your eyes and elsewhere in your body for the rest of your life. This means that side effects could continue even after you discontinue use.

Im on Lamictal, and I fell down in 90 degree weather and broke my finger! Unusual for me to be clumsy. I also have experienced weight gain, forgetfulness and night sweats. I started cutting my dosage in half yesterday to see if my symptoms improve.