Posted by secretstrangth on July 22, 2007, at 20:58:54
In reply to Re: Lamictal Memory Problems/secretstrangth » Myzz2kal, posted by kirkenmiller on July 21, 2007, at 5:34:22
Thank you so much for your note.
It is as you have said......i took myself down from 200mg daily to 150 mg and have already had a noticable improvement.
Of course, since this is the first mood stabilizer that has worked this well for me....
I will try to stay on it, at this lower dosage...
don't want to quit altogether and go back to the awful suicidal problems.To everyone on this thread, I have been on Lamictal three times now. This is taken along with lithium for bi-polar. The first time I was moved to 250mg/d. I would wander into the kitchen having no idea why I was there. I would start a sentence and forget what I was talking about and any distraction would fry my thought process. So I got off the Lamictal. Memory came back 100%. With Bi-Polar, you have problems, so I tried it a second time. Same thing. This third time I am only at 50mg/d with a new doctor. I still get some of the symptoms, but not near to what they once were. As my kidneys are faltering with the lithium, I have no choice, but as to your question if this drug affects you memory(or spelling in my case) it is a resounding yes.
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> The last post mentinoed other drugs listing memory loss as a side effect, however, ADD/ADHD drugs are supposed to help and affect the body through the nervous system. I've been on nearly every anti-psychotic, anti-seasure, and take clonapin. Not one has ever given me the memory loss that comes with lamictal.
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> Wish you all the best and hope that helps. I really have been through the works, but this drug is, however, much smoother than the rest.
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> Take care,
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> > Honestly, I have looked into various medications and each and every one of them causes the same side effect of losing memory. Initially, I had searched for what was prescribed to me (400 mg Lamictal, then 100 mg Strattera, and 150 mg Effexor now added to the “party”), and checked into similar anti-depressants, mood stabilizers, and ADD/ADHD medications thereafter; all of which listed the same results. Whether it is short-term, long-term, or a combination of the two, I do know that these psych meds all tie into memory loss. The extent of the symptom in comparison to other substitutes is unknown to me at this time, however if any of you who read this happen to have any further knowledge of this side effect, each of us would appreciate your input.
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