Has anyone had really bad reactions to Lamotrigine?
I was started on Lamotrigine for mood disorder. I read up on the medication and was so hopeful this would be the answer to getting my life back. I started on 25 mg twice a day and increased to 50 mg twice a day after 2 weeks. The first 2 weeks my appetite wasn't great but I was still eating small amounts. Anxiety started to get a bit worse. When I increased to the 50 mg dose I had completely lost my appetite, my husband was force feeding me and I lost 30 lbs. Anxiety was so bad I was beside myself, from the minute I woke up until I went to sleep, which was very little because the anxiety was so bad. I had terrible suicidal thoughts, possibly because the anxiety was so bad I didn't know what to do. I was afraid to increase to 75 mg and stopped the medication.
My psychiatrist is adamant that the Lamotrigine would not cause this but when I stopped taking it my appetite returned and the anxiety decreased to pre meditation level and no more suicidal thoughts.
I meet with the psychiatrist soon and want to know if anyone else has had bad experiences with this medication?