lamictal long term effects

I took the klonopin as needed even though it is mostly used for long term. I know that the drowsiness does go away and as I stated, it can be used for long term, however you definitely become dependent and need to be weaned off. Also, has your doctor said anything about buspar??? Now I take Paxil and buspar (2x a day) and Klonopin when needed (which is hardly never). I weaned off the depakote after one year.

How many of you have been on the same treatment for a long time? Like years? I was diagnosed a few months ago, and am finally starting to feel normal. I never knew normal. :) I'd like to stay on the meds long term, and I read on the abilify site that treatment shouldn't be longer than a year or so. What if something's working for you? Can't you just stay on it? Seems silly to me.

it worked for them/(Bipolar.) but the side affects were not worth it. and the long term have to be concidered. Read all that you can find on it before starting it please.

I was put on lamictal for my mood swings related to a TBI. I was on lamictal for 3 months, when the leg muscle stiffness and knee pain started. It got so severe after 5 months, I demanded to be taken off of it. I was taking 25mg, even though my doctor didn't believe the problem was lamictal, he told me to stop taking it the next day. The withdrawal is living hell. I have been off it for 3 weeks and the stiffness and pain is better, but I feel like I have the flu and the diarrhea is bad.

Ask your psychiatrist if it is an interaction between the two medications. I had extra pyramidal side effects (temporary movement disorders) from Lamictal but that was an adverse side effect so rare it had to be reported to the FDA. The reason I most probably experienced this was because I had some form of minor focal dystonia that was undiagnosed at the time. Otherwise its extremely rare.

Careful supervision is required during drug withdrawal, since severe depression as well as the effects of chronic overactivity can be unmasked. Long-term follow-up may be required because of the patient’s basic personality disturbances." I'm not sure if this info. is of value to you, but I thought I'd pass it along.

And after 6 months the risk goes down. Long term Lamictal has a very good side effect profile as per weight gain and metabolic changes (which basically don't happen) plus there are no blood tests required. Anyway, its a first line FDA approved mood stabilizer and an effective one so if you are allowed to start it I think it makes sense.

myself to get up? Is this in my head, or is it possible there are long term effects to pain meds and suboxone use? Could it just be me? Has anyone else felt this?

Does anyone know the long term effects of abusing pain killers? I found out today that a friend of my husbands actually had seizures because of how long she was on vicodin. Just curious.

What are the long term effects? Now that the issue is resolved. what can we do to head off any long term problems from this?

s dopamine structure and that i will never be happy again or feel as good as before i began the drug use. can anybody tell me what some of the long-term effects maybe and weather i will be able to fully recover. Did i permantely damage my brain's structure? Please, i need some medical information on this. I have been looking on the internet but not much exists.

i dont know if these are possible long term effects of the drugs or something else. everyone keeps saying im having anxiety attacks but these feelings come when i am calm and seem very serious. if anyone has any advice on whats going on ,whether drug related or not,, or any advice on good doctors to go to PLEASE let me know immediatly.

BUT, I have to take it or I am in pain. So try not to worry so much about the long term effects when you are trying to survive today. If you are worried about this I would talk to my doctor and let them know what you are experiencing and there may be something they can do differently. Just dont stop any seizure med without a doctors help. Hope you feel better..

I have no symptoms and feel great; I am 54 and wondering if HEP C would kill me or if the treatment could cause long term effects that could ruin my health. The longest living male in my family was my father 86 and had slow progressive dementia the last 10 years.

I have a great deal of experience with Lamictal and have a working knowledge of memory so let me ask you which symptoms are bothering you. Is it short term memory, long term memory, or not being able to recall from long term memory. Anyway, what is troubling you about your memory. You can tell as much or little as you want.

They can cause motor restlessness such as dystonia and akathesia and of course the long term effect tardive dyskinesia. It can cause effects that appear to be psychiatric at times. If its akathesia or extra pyramidal side effects then your psychiatrist could titrate the anti-psychotics and add a side effect pill to control it.

I've been on Depakote and Seroquel for bipolar and not improving much, so today the doc took the depakote away and is starting me on Lamictal. Can anyone share your experiences with it? He told me it should not give me the weight gain or fatigue, and the only thing I need to watch for is if a rash develops on my body to let him know immediately, as it could be serious enough to land me in the hospital. Other than that, does the lamictal really have relatively few side effects?

My specific experience with the two medications may vary as I have schizoaffective disorder. Seroquel (brand name for the other medication you mentioned) is an antipsychotic and like all current antipsychotics the short term side effects are the potential of weight gain and short term movement disorders. I found it to be sedating but each person responds differently to each medication. It does have strong mood stabilization properties.

The most important thing is to work with your psychiatrist to find one you can tolerate and that works for you. Its good to be aware of what medication side effects are short term and long term but not be afraid of them and just as if not more important to know how they are helping you. I think any of the websites posted are good because they update themselves and allow us all to keep up to date on currently available treatment.

How long did it take for you to see the side effects subsiding? When did you start noticing it? I just titred up to 150mg on Tuesday, now its Friday and today I started feeling really dizzy and weird. However, my brains seem to have slowed down.I have strange eye coordination problems, I cant seem to look at moving objects because it throws my balance off. Btw, I have epilepsy disorder which started after craniology surgery. Im supposed to go up to 200mg.

dont be too scared as said above few people experience sides but one thing is for sure long term use for decades is not healthy and only cirrhosis or severe damaged liver can justify such use so i'd definitely combo with other therapies so that nucs can be used short term from latest easl conference we have now tests for sustained immune control of hbv cccdna equal or less than 5 copies/cell we now need an hbsag level equal to 5copies/cell, mybe hbsag 500iu/ml

I have been on Lamictal for a long time now and it helps me greatly. It had some side effects in the beginning tho. Increase in sexdrive, appetite fluxtuation, insomnia, and mild dehydration were mine. Every drug effects everybody differently tho. I haven't had any long term side effects from this drug. The problems I had were very temporary, 2-3 weeks at most. The drug helps you by leveling you off so you don't have extremes in mood.

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