http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833 This is a nightmare. I have been on Lamictal 200 mg, tab in morning, for approx. 5 months. About 3 1/2 months ago I started getting muscles aches and weakness, muscle overuse problems, fluid retention ( like 12 pounds), stayed in a trance with very little Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:23:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=449 DEAR JEB I TOO HAVE BEEN ON LAMECTIL 2 YEARS FOR MOOD SWINGS AND I TO SUFFER FROM LEG CRAMPS AND BEING VERY TIRED AND SLEEPY I DO STAY VERY BUSY WITH MY LIFE (WORK) AND OTHER ACTIVITES BUT I JUST DRAG THROUGH.....I HAVE READ SIDE EFFECTS ON THIS DRUG BUT H http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=449 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:23:10 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=606 Jeb and kann- I started lamictal about 4 weeks ago, and a few days after upping from 25 to 50 mg, started having swelling and pain in my feet and legs. One week after the increase, I stopped. I figured with a half life of 1 to 1 1/2 days, my symptoms s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=606 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:50:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=609 Hi DJ, I am so sorry you are going through this,it is he--! I have been off the medicine for 3 weeks, 200 mg., the swelling and fluid is going away so slowly I can hardly believe it. I am still in pain but not quite as bad. I can walk the dogs aroun http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=609 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:53:06 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=1046 Hi, I've been on Lamictal 25 mg for 4 days and for the past 2 days I have notice severe aching and muscle pains in my legs. The dr advice to quit taking it and see if it goes away but all my lab work was good so i keep taking it. I guess tomorrow I won't b http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=1046 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:53:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=1047 e been on Lamictal 25 mg for 4 days and for the past 2 days I have notice severe aching and muscle pains in my legs. The dr advice to quit taking it and see if it goes away but all my lab work was good so i keep taking it. I guess tomorrow I won't be takin http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=1047 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:33:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=1187 My side effects include lethargy, terrible memory loss including forgetting common words (which makes conversation quite difficult). If I forget to take my dose (200mg) for even one day, I get dizziness, tingling sensations in my head and bad flu-like s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=1187 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:33:20 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=1188 My side effects include lethargy, terrible memory loss including forgetting common words (which makes conversation quite difficult). If I forget to take my dose (200mg) for even one day, I get dizziness, tingling sensations in my head and bad flu-like s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=1188 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:45:57 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=3922 hi im 22 years old and i have been on lamictl 200mg a day 4 about 10 years i never got tould about the side effects i dont sleep much ive gaind weight and some memory loss and sometimes get bad back pain people that get stop takeing lamictal are lucky bu http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=3922 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:26:45 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=9709 I'm a 44 year old male who was diagnosed with mild BiPolar 1 last year. The doc put me on 300mg of Wellbutrin every morning and 200mg of Lamictal at night before bed. The good news is that my mood swings went away, and for the first time in my life I ha http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=9709 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:54:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=10866 I have been on Lamictal 50mg for only a week and I am NOT feeling any better, in fact, I am crying more, sleeping all day and now experiencing extreme panic and anxiety. This is bizzare and irratic....someone help! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=10866 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:28:45 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=13953 I am on lamictal 2oomg for over 6 months now to alleviate the mood swings. I have an athletic background. I must say the reverse has happened for me, I have lost weight I did not need My moods are stable . I am enjoying my work and my exercise regime which http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=13953 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:23:58 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=17580 From: moguls222: I have been on this drug for a year or so. I see my doctor on 3/4/09. That's it I am off of this drug. I am very active, athlectic, snow skier all my life, gym guy 4 times a week. i had open heart surgery in 2005. was told most people go o http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=17580 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:58:42 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=19002 When you go for treatment by doctors whether therapy or simply for medication, you are truly signing up for experimentation. I'm not pitting against doctors, however my first day to my third psychologist he asked how much Lithium I was on and I told him. H http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=19002 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:07:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=21837 Holy cow! People are describing me and my side effects. Lamictal was like a miracle when I started taking it over 2 years ago for BPII.I ramped up to 200 mg and my mood swings went away. I began getting more and more sluggish at the same time my insomnia w http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=21837 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:09:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=21838 I got a couple of things wrong above. My dosage was doubled from 200 mg to 400mg. That's what I have been taking for about 6 months now. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=21838 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:15:11 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=22902 My husband started taking Lamictal XR 4 weeks ago after experiencing his 1st ever grand mal seizure. He spent 4 days in the Hosp where they started him on Dilantin 100mg 3 x's daily and upped it to 200mg twice daily to reach therapeutic levels. Saw our Neu http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21833?item=22902