r/Lamotrigine

Ive been on lamotrigine for almost a month (in 2 days). I was prescribed it because of my mood swings. I’m not even diagnosed with bipolar disorder but i’ve been diagnosed with borderline pd, so most of my mood swings are anger and depression.

Two weeks in I noticed how fucking stupid Ive become. I can’t remember anything, someone could be talking to me in my face and I wouldn’t be able to recall it. I can’t remember the easiest words. Im sleepy all the time. I cry at anything and everything. I’m not as angry or depressed, yes, but I feel so dumb. My brain fog is crazy as well, sometimes I don’t even want to finish my sentences because I get tired of talking or that I have no idea what I was talking about so I have to stop. I tried for 30 min to spell ‘definitely‘ yesterday that’s how bad. I started vyvanse two weeks in (I have the worst ADHD in the world lmao) and youd think my cognition would improve and my attention, but no. It feels like I could be so focused on something but I never get it right, cant remember it, or I won’t be able to understand. I actually can’t do this anymore.

Im on 100mg, I see my pysch this week but I can’t decide if I should quit altogether by tapering or go down to 50mg and stay there. If the brain fog and the memory issues dont improve, Its gotta go I think.

Just now I was trying to figure out why I wasn’t able to get “right“ spelled right and the whole time I was typing out ’write‘ im not okay

ALSOOO i don’t find anything funny, like i can’t laugh at anything anymore. I feel like a zombie. Shit i forgot what else I was going to add. When i try to think of something my mind is blank btw like that’s crazy. I lost my personality too like this is not faiirrrrr nooooooooooooooo

also would the withdrawal symptoms be really bad for me as i taper down? i’ve been on it for a month total

I’m female 26 years old. I’m currently on 100mg of lamotrigine to stabilize my mood and help with my depression. But I’ve notice I’ve been having a hard time reaching an orgasm. Is that a side effect?

I've been thinking of going to the doctor to discuss starting medication for mental health issues in my life. So far, I've looked into Prozac and Lamotrigine, both of which seem like they could help. I'm worried about side effects like hair loss, weight gain, memory and brain fog, personality changes, etc. Especially any long-term effects. I really want help, but I'm scared that I won't be the same person. I'd just like to know more about each of these and if anyone would like to share their experiences please do.

Ive been on 200mg lamotrigine now for 5 weeks and 17weeks on sertraline. I had anxiety attack yesterday and panic attack this morning at 4.30am . Is this normal and it have to give it longer

Hi there, I hope everyone is doing well. I started lamotrigine at the beginning of March this year. I began at 25 mg and have been doubling the dose every two weeks. I’m now at 100 mg. I’m not sure if it’s working yet. I know it may be too early, but I feel worse on it compared to before. My anxiety has worsened, and my crying spells have become more frequent. Also, my period has not stopped since starting it. I honestly don’t feel good being on this medication.

What has your experience been like with tapering? Do you think it would be less intense since I’ve only been on it for about two months?

I will also talk to my provider about this but just wanted to see what other people’s experience was like. I’d really appreciate any input that you guys may have.

Thank you and take care.

Hi all ive been on 200mg lamotrigine for 5 weeks now .my mood is much better and i laugh now and crack jokes . I still wake with anxiety, I had a panicky anxious wave today .is this normal and does it improve gradually. Im also on sertraline for 4 months and lamotrigine was added to help treatment resistant anxiety. I am improving slowly x my family and friends can see improvement. I still have overthinking but gets better afternoon

I've been on lamotrigine for about six months now, which my psych's nurse said is when people typically start feeling the full effects. Within a short timeframe, maybe a week, I suddenly started having a lot of memories from my late teens and early 20s popping up and triggering feelings of regret over how things happened even though I thought I was long past it.

I also did a year of therapy until mid-2025 and am in my early 30s, both of which I know could cause the same looking back. But I know psych meds do all sorts of strange things, so I thought I'd check.

It's prescribed to me off-label for autism because my psych said it can "turn down the volume" on things that overwhelm autistic people. Since we're still learning how it affects specifically autistic brains and a lot of my looking back has been noticing social nuances I missed when I was younger, I was wondering if they're related. Or if anyone of any neurotype has noticed a similar correlation.

Hi!

I've been taking lamotrygine in different doses since late 2023. Shortly after few months I've atarted snoring and the issue has beem rising since then - or it's a coincidance or I've had remembered it wrong. In the middle of 2024 I've developed issues with taking piss. I was pissing then stopping. Then feling the urge to do it again minutes after. In december 2024 I've struggled with something similar to a heart attack. I wet my bed in a hospital, that was a first time - 3 days strike. It was really messy in the beggining. I was often not aware of small leakages during a day and it was happening almost every night. But since then it had changed to occur only once a week or twice. I wake up feeling a little urine smell. I'm crazy about that and I wear special pants. I'm not bedwetting myself like you can imagine with kids, but I shouldn't have issues like that.

It could be a sideeffect of tsking lamotrygine but have you ever experienced something like this or had reed about?

My urologist said it might be the issue wjth bladder muscles but everything is good on a paper and we haven't found anything wrong during a medical exams. It might be a neurological thing or stress based but who knows...

This issu has accelerated a breaking up process with my gf and now I'm not able to find a new one person. Lets imagine a little pissing yourself after a date that ended in someones bed.

Bin on lamotrogine for 2 years now no other medication. Last 12 months 200mg pm.

I feel irriterad pessmistic most of the time never feel exciated or longing. And everything is so boring.

I wonder if this can be the medication or Maby its just me?

Has anyone experienced weight loss with lamotrigine? My psychiatrist says most people tend to gain weight but I have lost 30 since starting it last may… which is drastic for me because I'm 5’7 and now only 105lbs?

Lamotrigine saved my life!! It's help me so much

Any similar experiences while on it?

title. i'm on 300mg

I want it to work so bad, i hate feeling irritated or angry. Sometimes it feels like it's working and sometimes it feels like it's not. I'm tired of this shit

Can lamotrigine help with anger and irritability?

22F with bipolar/BPD. I used to take lamotrigine 200 mg + fluoxetine 40 mg, but I stopped for over a month. At first I felt great, then everything came back… anger, irritability, depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

I restarted lamotrigine at 25 mg about 2 weeks ago, but I don’t feel much better. I still get really angry and frustrated. I’ve been self-medicating with Poxide and similar stuff to calm down.

I don’t want to go back on antidepressants because they gave me anxiety and possible mania before, and I really don’t want to deal with switching meds again.

Does lamotrigine actually help with anger/irritability? Should I increase the dose or not?

I had so many hopes for this med after reading all the reviews.

So I titrate in the usual slow way, 25, 50 100. At 100 I had my first brief period of nausea and anxiety but all was ok. Then I went from 100 200 and an hour later I’m crippled by nausea and anxiety for 4 days!

This has been one of the worst experiences of my life . The anxiety was hell, I was worried I was stopping breathing etc. I luckily got in touch with my Dr who told me to stop and gave diazepam.

Any ideas why this happened?? Was 100 - 200 too quick. Am I just too sensitive to it? I’ve read a lot that this med gives anxiety so was it coming anyway?

I need to decide next week what to do. But to be honest after this experience I’m terrified to take it again at any dose.

I’ve bipolar adhd

Thanks

Hi guys! I am a 23 year old female and was prescribed Lamotrigine a couple weeks ago. I have been diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, and i have recently had crippling anxiety. This is why my psychiatrist started me on it.

I started taking it two days ago, before I went to bed. The first night i woke up like every hour and was restless but just attributed that to nothing. Maybe just a bad night of sleep? The second night I woke up a few hours after taking it in a state of panic (this never happens) and had to calm myself down. The rest of the night I had sleep paralysis over and over and woke up almost every hour- if not more.

I have heard so many amazing things about this drug, and I am worried that maybe it isn’t the solution I thought it would be. Do I stick with it? Has anybody experienced this and then had it go away? How long did it take? Should I adjust the time I take it? Any advice at all would be GREATLY appreciated!

After decades of thinking I was simply a person with depression and the times I was hypomanic were mistaken by finally feeling like myself again (productive, confident etc) lasting several months at a time. I’m trying lamictal for the first time and am hopeful. I’m also afraid my balanced self isn’t that hypo version. What’s your experience? Help

I‘m at 150mg for bipolar 2, also 50mg Sertraline. I dunno, is it that combo? I feel so driven all the time, very stressed out bout everything that comes in my way when I‘m doing stuff…and here‘s the thing - I‘m constantly doing stuff. Exemple: I wanna go to a certain room in my flat, arriving there, forget what I come for, but see many other things that I need to do right now, doing them, going back into the kitchen where I also see a lot of things I startet doing before, then go somewhere else and see things I immediatly need to do…I feel so exhausted. Anyone else experiencing that? I think maybe I should lower my lamo?