Posted by timidly on December 12, 2004, at 2:25:20
In reply to Re: Lamictal side effects » SCFields, posted by Craig on January 13, 2001, at 2:29:43
If you're wierd, than I am too. Since my Pdoc added Lamictal to my Nardil, Ritalin, Provigil, Cytomel (T3), and Trazodone I have fallen over while standing on one foot to put my pants on. Now I always put my pants on while sitting down. And I can't count how many times I've forgotten how far I've washed during a shower and ended up starting over again. Sometimes I think it happens several times during a shower, but I can't remember. Notes to myself are everywhere, I just counted 17 taped to my computer desk. I even have notes reminding me to look at notes. It's annoying when I leave the house to go get something I need, and then end up going back home because I forgot where I was going and what it was I needed. My wife says I've called her for directions to get home several times because I got lost. I don't remember, but if she said it happend, it happened. I can't complain since I've been able to go back to work after starting the Lamictal. It's such a relief to know it's not just me, thank you. Ralph
> I have a dry mouth too, but I think it's due more to the Topamax I take, rather than the Lamictal. You're probably going to think this is weird, but since I started taking Lamictal, I can't back down the driveway straight anymore. I can't stand on one foot to put on my pants without falling over. I mentioned this in passing to my doctor and he wasn't the least bit surprised - apparently it changes one's perception or something like that. Memory problems are an ongoing thing with me. My doc chalks it up to depression taking its toll. He's pretty blunt and says I won't get back my long-term memory. I've come to accept that, but I could use a memory of the here and now. It's very annoying to take a shower, forget how far I've washed and end up having to start over again. I spend a lot of time writing notes to myself because I can't trust myself to remember much. I will be brushing my teeth and think of something I need to write down. By the time I finish brushing and get a pen, I've forgotten what it was I wanted to write down. I feel like such an idiot.
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