Lamictal ER Side Effects?

88Butterfly88 · May 23, 2018 at 07:10 AM

I’ve been on 75 mg of Lamictal ER for a while but was recently upped to 100 mg. It’s been about two weeks on the new dose and this past week I have been waking up with terrible headaches and feel cold more easily, I actually put on winter boots yesterday and have been sleeping with four blankets when everyone else in my house is fine with one. It took Advil, Tylenol, and an ice pack to get rid of yesterday’s headache. I’ve also been more depressed, though I’m uncertain if that could be from Lamictal or the fact that my therapist had me make some changes in my daily routine around the same time the Lamictal was changed. I’ve heard Lamictal can help migraines so the fact that it could be giving me a headache seems a bit contradictory. When I Googled Lamitcal and headaches a rare side effect of aseptic meningitis was mentioned, but I only have that and the chills and no fever or any other symptoms. Has anyone else had this happen on Lamictal?

Travelinglady · May 24, 2018 at 11:20 AM

I took Lamictal for years and had no such side effects. What does your doc or a pharmacist think? I hope you get better, regardless.

88Butterfly88 · May 24, 2018 at 02:57 PM

Thank you! My pdoc doesn't have any appointments for 3 1/2 weeks, I do have one for then. I didn't think to ask the pharmacist, thank you for the suggestion. Now I seem to be all stuffy, maybe I'm getting sick or have allergies and it's got nothing to do with the Lamictal.

BeyondtheRainbow · May 28, 2018 at 03:34 PM

I had bad headaches both times I started lamictal. It went away both time after a week or two. They were bad enough I remember them though and I was on it in 2003 and 2007.

88Butterfly88 · May 28, 2018 at 04:35 PM

Thanks for sharing Rainbow, I have been feeling better since I posted so I guess it could have been from initially upping it.

*Laurie* · May 28, 2018 at 07:23 PM

I'm glad you're feeling better. Hopefully, Lamictal will ultimately be helpful for you.

I've never been on the ER, but I'm on regular Lamictal. Despite my pdoc's insistence that Lamictal is an amazing med for bipolar disorder I am not convinced. I don't seem to experience side effects so much as the stuff seems to cause me to feel too down and flat.

88Butterfly88 · May 28, 2018 at 08:05 PM

Thanks Laurie. I'm still manic so I'm not impressed so far either.

Nammu · May 28, 2018 at 08:09 PM

I had no such side effects either it did give me a flat effect tho.

88Butterfly88 · May 29, 2018 at 07:43 AM

Thanks Nammu, so far no flat effects.

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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 47,991 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	May 24, 2018 at 11:20 AM #2 I took Lamictal for years and had no such side effects. What does your doc or a pharmacist think? I hope you get better, regardless.
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88Butterfly88 Moderator Community Support Team Member Since Dec 2015 Location: New Jersey Posts: 54,191 (SuperPoster!) 8 10.5k hugs given	May 24, 2018 at 02:57 PM #3 Thank you! My pdoc doesn't have any appointments for 3 1/2 weeks, I do have one for then. I didn't think to ask the pharmacist, thank you for the suggestion. Now I seem to be all stuffy, maybe I'm getting sick or have allergies and it's got nothing to do with the Lamictal.
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BeyondtheRainbow Wise Elder Member Since Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 9,226 (SuperPoster!) 9 9,384 hugs given	May 28, 2018 at 03:34 PM #4 I had bad headaches both times I started lamictal. It went away both time after a week or two. They were bad enough I remember them though and I was on it in 2003 and 2007. __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel
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88Butterfly88 Moderator Community Support Team Member Since Dec 2015 Location: New Jersey Posts: 54,191 (SuperPoster!) 8 10.5k hugs given	May 28, 2018 at 04:35 PM #5 Thanks for sharing Rainbow, I have been feeling better since I posted so I guess it could have been from initially upping it. __________________ "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller
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Laurie Account Suspended Member Since Jan 2015 Location: California Uber Alles Posts: 9,150 (SuperPoster!) 9 5,382 hugs given	May 28, 2018 at 07:23 PM #6 I'm glad you're feeling better. Hopefully, Lamictal will ultimately be helpful for you. I've never been on the ER, but I'm on regular Lamictal. Despite my pdoc's insistence that Lamictal is an amazing med for bipolar disorder I am not convinced. I don't seem to experience side effects so much as the stuff seems to cause me to feel too down and flat.
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88Butterfly88 Moderator Community Support Team Member Since Dec 2015 Location: New Jersey Posts: 54,191 (SuperPoster!) 8 10.5k hugs given	May 28, 2018 at 08:05 PM #7 Thanks Laurie. I'm still manic so I'm not impressed so far either. __________________ "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller
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Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,285 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	May 28, 2018 at 08:09 PM #8 I had no such side effects either it did give me a flat effect tho. __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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88Butterfly88 Moderator Community Support Team Member Since Dec 2015 Location: New Jersey Posts: 54,191 (SuperPoster!) 8 10.5k hugs given	May 29, 2018 at 07:43 AM #9 Thanks Nammu, so far no flat effects. __________________ "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller
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