I recently lost my insurance so I cannot afford to go to the doctor to renew my medications. I have emailed the doctor to tell her that I lost my insurance and to please help me because I am scared. I am currently going "cold-turkey" from Lamictal, Effexor and Klonopin. I'm scared. I don't want to die, but how else will this go away? I have gone without Effexor for a few days before, but never like this. I know that "brain zaps" have to be from the Effexor. The Lamictal withdrawal is what is so scary. I keep losing time. I find myself some place and I don't remember why I was there or how long I was there. Just, completely confused. I shoplifted at a Walmart and got caught and they were yelling at me asking me questions that I just couldn't answer. I am a logical and highly educated person--I've never participated in any such horrible behaviors. They asked me how long I had been in the store--I couldn't remember. They went through my wallet and read my personal documents and receipts that I collect as part of my OCD and they took them from me and did not give them back. So, now I have pulled all the skin off my fingers with tweezers trying to figure out what is happening to me. 3 or 4 days prior my mom called police because she thought I was going to kill myself. I don't want to die, but I'm so scared. Headaches, sounds, hallucinations, loss of time and pure disgust and shame. I don't even recognize myself. I don't understand my horrible and unacceptable behavior. I'm so ashamed and embarrassed. I'm all alone. I am literally ruining my life. All my years of education and hard work are getting flushed down the toilet and it's like I don't know who I am or why I can't remember doing things or why I'm doing them. This shouldn't be allowed to happen to people. I can't function at a reasonable level at all. I know this is not who I am and I'm not insane. The meds are evil. I know there is no excuse for my poor behavior, but I honestly don't know what is happening to me. I'm so disoriented. I'm confused. I end up places or wondering around and I don't remember getting there or why I went there. I swear, I'm not crazy. These meds are going to kill me. I'm a grown woman, but obviously I need a babysitter or to be restrained because of my bad behavior and thoughts of suicide just to make all the bad go away.
Hi, I've been on lamictal now for 16 years, since the end of 1996. I use it for Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. I'm on 500mg daily and recently in conjunction with 10mg of Frisium daily as well. I have read a lot of the side effects that people seem to have on it, however, I've not experienced many of them and if I have, they have not impacted my life at all. It's been a really good drug for me and I hope it works just as well for your son.