r/Lamotrigine

I've been on 150 for a week now, and I've been stable since 75/100 during titration. I'm feeling a bit better now, but I had some kind of crises (for 3 days in a row in total) where I couldn't do anything, including eating. I kept overthinking so much about my past trauma that I was beginning to go insane I had to OD on lorazepam to sleep, but that made me a bit "delusional" (I don't know I I'm using the right terminology).

I managed to see my therapist to explain everything, and she told me to get people around me during this times which I did. Which honestly help me calm down a lot.

Is my experience something that can happen with lamotrigine? Even if not is there any advice on how to handle them?

FYI : M20, no diagnoses, only taking lamotrigine 150mg as a thymoregulator, doxepine 10mg for sleep and lorazepam in case of an anxiety attack.

I’ve taken antidepressants on and off since I was 16, so I know what to expect from SSRIs and SNRIs, but Lamictal is completely new to me. I’m extremely sensitive to medications. I just started on the 25 mg starting dose taken at night, and I've had two terrible nights of sleep—stuck in a limbo where I feel both asleep and awake at the same time—followed by heightened morning anxiety. If anyone has been through this, please tell me it gets better

I’m on day 8 of my second combined OCP pack (my fourth month on the pill). I took my pills regularly and started the next pack immediately, without a break, for the first time to avoid a drop in hormone levels.
I had sex on day 20 of my previous pack, and we also used a condom. My partner ejaculated inside it and continued thrusting 2–3 times before withdrawing. He didn’t lose his erection during this time. The condom didn’t slip, but the semen seemed to spread along the inside rather than collect in the tip. I noticed whitish/creamy fluid around the outside of the condom’s base, on his skin, but I’m unsure whether it was semen or vaginal fluid.
I took Plan B (levonorgestrel) about 2 minutes after sex. I also take lamotrigine. I’ve read that lamotrigine may slightly reduce levonorgestrel levels, but I’m unsure whether this meaningfully affects contraceptive efficacy.
It’s been 8 days since sex. I experienced cramps and dark brown spotting, which now seems to have stopped, but the cramps persist and are stronger than the mild cramps I usually get on the pill.
Could this be breakthrough bleeding caused by continuous pill use and Plan B, or could it be implantation bleeding? Is pregnancy possible in my situation? I’m very anxious Any advice and reassurance would mean a lot.

(I also took metronidazole for only one day and stopped taking it 7 days before sex. I’m worried whether it could have affected my birth control’s effectiveness.)

I take 300mg Lamotrigine each night as a mood stabilizer. Last night I accidentally took 750mg (mental lapse, usually take 5 pills of something else and mixed up). I read I may have some weird effects for a few hours, so figured those would mostly fade overnight.

Waking up 8 hours later, I have a headache, my walk is a little unstable, and my mind is a little foggy. I’m about to call PC for guidance but wanted to see about how long I should expect this to last from others’ experiences? I’m supposed to host a brunch in 4 hours lol

Thanks in advance!

Hello. I (F23) have been on 150mg for 3 weeks now and i started on 25 mg in July. im really not sure “what to feel for” if that makes sense. its definitely doing something to my body. I have headaches and my hands start shaking when its about 24 hours since the last dose. I am extremely depressed and suicidal but I had an abnormal reaction to SSRI’s and almost died frim serotonin syndrome a few years back so i cant take those again. before lamictal i tried two other meds - duloxetine and pregabalin but it did nothing for me.

I am autistic and i have always had trouble describing my feelings, both physically and emotionally. for example right now the only thing i can describe is “very bad and im constantly crying).
I know is a stabilizer but im not sure how to know if its working. I basically swing between extremely sad to extremely sad but with strongeer and more concrete thought of seriously harming myself.

Sorry im bad at explaining but i dont know what to do? i feel like my psychiatrist just asks “do you feel better” and all i can say is “no”

I started taking Lamotrigine 3 days ago, I’m on 25mg and I’ve been having some really disturbing and vivid dreams. Is this normal and if so does it ever go away?

Has anyone else felt increasingly worse previous symptoms on lamictal? Along everything I was depressed about before, I am incredibly angry about now.

I recently had an episode involving very intense rage and have been having episodes like that since about 1.5-2 weeks into taking it. They are getting so bad I can tell when I’m about to get angry and I can do nothing to stop it. And they are impacting my life and mental wellbeing.

I am currently taking 25mg and have been for a month. I missed maybe two doses a couple days apart when I first started taking it, but it has been at-least a few weeks since I’ve missed one. Is there something I’m just missing to it?

Hi everyone,

I’ve been taking Lamictal (200mg) for depressive episodes for 3 years, and I’m currently at a crossroads. Part of me really wants to try tapering off and stopping it, but to be completely honest, I am terrified.

I’m scared of the depression coming back, I’m scared of withdrawal symptoms, and I just feel very anxious about the whole process.

For those of you who have tapered off Lamictal (especially from a 200mg dose) for depression:

What was your tapering schedule like? Did your doctor help you step down very slowly?

Did you experience any withdrawal symptoms (brain fog, mood swings, physical sensations)?

How did you know you were ready, and how do you feel now compared to when you were on it?

I know I need to talk closely with my psychiatrist about this, but hearing real-life experiences and getting a bit of encouragement from people who have been through it would mean the world to right now.Thank you for sharing.

I’m 19F, I took lamotrigine for about 4 months at a dose of 100 mg. I stopped taking it this September, and since then I have noticed excessive sweating specifically during the day. However, my family says that it has been going on for all 4 months. Can anyone suggest how to deal with this? Could this go away over time, once the effect of the medication wears off?