disappointment.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
after reading patient reviews, (there were over 1210 ratings for this drug, but i only read the one's for people taking lamictal for depression), i have decided that the bad side effects far outweigh any possible positive effects. i have listed the effects most commonly reported. the starred side effects were reported by people who gave the drug a negative rating, as well as those who gave it a positive rating.
there are significant side effects of this drug that i cannot risk, such as the mental confusion and the memory loss/short term and long term. i would be unable to do my job with side effects such as these and losing my job would be catastrophic.
side effects that i cannot live with and will not tolerate:
*mental confusion
*hair loss which continues long after stopping the medication
*violent, vivid dreams when able to sleep
brain fog
*unable to retain information/short term memory
*memory loss
*poor concentration
incontinence
*difficulty sleeping
*increased anxiety
side effects that i can deal with IF they eventually go away:
*itchiness
acne
muscle pain
flu like symptoms
easily bruised
dehydration/dry mouth
there are significant side effects of this drug that i cannot risk, such as the mental confusion and the memory loss/short term and long term. i would be unable to do my job with side effects such as these and losing my job would be catastrophic.
side effects that i cannot live with and will not tolerate:
*mental confusion
*hair loss which continues long after stopping the medication
*violent, vivid dreams when able to sleep
brain fog
*unable to retain information/short term memory
*memory loss
*poor concentration
incontinence
*difficulty sleeping
*increased anxiety
side effects that i can deal with IF they eventually go away:
*itchiness
acne
muscle pain
flu like symptoms
easily bruised
dehydration/dry mouth
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