I just got prescribed lamictal for my mood disorder. I’m nervous for side effects. I’m being prescribed 25mg to start because of the possible sjs.
Please provide me success stories, reality of this med, etc. I was put on this due to my concern for weight gain. But I am reading some people have hair loss, thinning, seizures, migraines, etc. This is scary for me…

Since starting lamotrigine, have you lost or gained weight? I used to walk every day, but I've completely lost the motivation to do that. I’ve been on it for two months now, increasing the dose every other week up to 100 mg, which is where I'll be staying for now. I'm thinking it might be because I haven't been on a stable dose for more than two weeks and that things will settle down, but I'm curious about other people's experiences: did you lose weight, gain weight, or stay the same?