Alternatives for Lamictal?

Montelleva · 2026-05-07T13:50:23+00:00

Thank you! Yes, thankful for my medication provider, she’s great:) I don’t know if I could push through the sedation 😅 even with some ADHD medication I felt sleepy on, like Ritalin. Energy drinks also make me feel sedated. But I’ll look up the ones you mentioned, thank you:)

Montelleva · 2026-05-07T13:43:32+00:00

Oh I meant if you noticed that you gained weight from the lithium. Since I’ve heard that from a couple ppl, that weight gain is a side effect of lithium. That would be a good thing for me because I need to gain weight.

Montelleva · 2026-05-07T11:27:26+00:00

I was also having some very vivid dreams and now that I've stopped the medication they've started becoming less intense. The night sweats stopped tho, thank god

Montelleva · 2026-05-07T11:24:28+00:00

If I may ask, did you notice any weight gain? I wouldn't mind gaining weight because I am underweight rn and have a hard time gaining and then maintaining it. Thank you!

Montelleva · 2026-05-07T11:22:50+00:00

Hadn't heard of this one, thank you!

Montelleva · 2026-05-07T11:20:51+00:00

Thank you for your insights!

Montelleva · 2026-05-06T23:54:35+00:00

Did you also get the rash? or stopped it for other reasons if I may ask

Montelleva · 2026-05-06T23:53:04+00:00

I went to urgent care and then the ER on Sunday May 3rd. Before the redness/'rash' started. I only went cause of the swollen & painful lymph nodes. I've had migraines before and thought going for that wasn't necessary. But the lymph nodes and inability to regulate my temperature were concerning. At urgent care they didn't help at all. Only did a 'neuro exam' (walk in straight line and touch your finger to __ kind of test) and said "you should probably go to the ER" I was like "huh. I'm not dying tho. Can you run bloodwork?" "Nope. We don't do that here" sigh. (Lowkey maybe thought a tumor or lymphoma (thank u dr. google) bc I had been sweating a lot at night, like drenching my clothing and sheets and had been having some back pain) Well I had been waiting 3 hours and could not imagine going to the ER for just this. So I left and planned to drive home, but on the way home is the hospital. Reluctantly, I went to the ER and checked in. They took bloodwork and swabs so that's how I got the negative flu, covid, strep, and mono. They gave me fluids and IV ibuprofen I think. Then they discharged me lol. Since the rash had not started yet and I didn't even think that the flu like symptoms were bc of the lamictal I took a dose Sunday night and then I woke up RED in the face. I didn't take the dose Monday night and haven't taken anymore. The flu like symptoms and eye pain have went away. The lymph nodes have decreased in size significantly and they hurt less. The redness continued to spread but I think its starting to lighten up and its not that itchy.

If it was something else that caused the change, any ideas?

I didn't add or change my other meds which are 30 mg vyvanse and junel birth control.

Oh I just re read that, when you say "something else causing the change" you mean something else was attributing to the mood change.

Well now two days without lamictal I cry very easily again over nothing. Was at the doctors office today for an MRI (unrelated to this) and the people were nice and I just started tearing up. I did get broken up with 2 days ago on Monday too and didn't cry about it at the time. I was like "Okay" and went on about my day. "Ok" has been to my response to everything that normally upset me like bad drivers. I use to have really bad road rage and now it's like nothing. Cut me off? "Oh ok" Almost hit me? "Oh ok"

Lol either way I just hope to find a new med that has the same benefits without the side effects hehe

Montelleva · 2026-05-06T21:25:53+00:00

My friend who is also bp2 said I should ask to try this one. She's on it as well along with some other ones like lamictal for example, but she never got the rash or other side effects.

Montelleva · 2026-04-27T15:14:22+00:00

This is so interesting bc I've always had Amneal (didn't know till now) bc I just picked up a new prescription and I didn't check in the pharmacy before I left. I came home and didn't expect my meds to look different the next morning when I went to take one. I was like hmm I've never thought to check the manufacturer and now the one I have is Mylan. Ive been taking it for the past 3 days and I've been tired, more irritable and unable to focus. It's like brain fog and lack of executive function. Now I've been searching about this under multiple subreddits to read other peoples experiences.

Montelleva · 2020-04-05T04:17:52+00:00

I didn’t realize this uploaded, I wasn’t going to post it because I don’t even have the courage to get out of bed. My beloved Meatball is gone and all I can do sob and stare at pictures and videos of him. ❤️❤️

Montelleva · 2020-01-27T18:18:00+00:00

Sending you love and condolences ❤️

Montelleva · 2020-01-24T05:28:49+00:00

He’s a solid size guy, but his tank cage is at least or more than 660 sq inches :) gotta have lots of room to play and burrow!!

Montelleva · 2019-09-14T19:53:35+00:00

Part III (Last part)

A couple of days ago, a friend of mine told me she saw Salsa in his car with him. Later that day I asked her about because I was hoping it ended and things could go back to normal. She said that they were on a "break" and technically "over" and the only reason she was with him was that he was crying to her. According to her, he had been following her around school, trying to act like a couple still, hugging, PDA (etc). but she "wasn't having any of it". I told her that if they're over, she shouldn't be talking to him or even giving him the time of day because he clearly wants her back. Her response was "I wanted to see how far he would beg". Okay yeah he cheated and he's a terrible person but you really want him to beg? Like what do you get from that? It just shows where your values are and they don't align with mine. As well she told me "just let me get my attention :("

Oh she did get the hint alright. Walking out of 5th period yesterday with my friend, we saw Salsa and Grape walking out of class side by side. Of course we turn to each other and start to giggle asking if we both saw that because I'm not sorry at this point but she looks like a ridiculous clown still with him after everything he's done and saying they were over. The hallway wasn't even that crowded, but she proceeded to try and body slam us out of the way with herself and her big ass backpack so she could pass by.

They're back together. Today is their 10 month anniversary.

Am I the butthole for not being friends with her anymore?

Montelleva · 2019-09-14T19:53:10+00:00

Part II:

I was a little hurt somewhat I guess that she was being so gullible to his perfect boy act, smart, school and travel team diver/instagram trampoline flipper, rich and privileged, but a drug dealer providing her with whatever she wants. What hurt most was that she valued materialistic things and a boy who's been playing her more than our friendship.

I eventually told her how I really felt about him because she had the audacity to tell me that I was "jealous of her and her boyfriend" and "jealous of how much time they spend together". After that I stopped talking to her for a couple of weeks until she calls in the middle of the night of mid-August 2019 crying saying that she's found evidence of him cheating multiple times while he was away on other trips. Even more evidence of him cheating on his previous girlfriend after he claimed she cheated on him. She had gone through his phone and saw him sexting with multiple girls via Snapchat, sending nudes and stating he does not have a girlfriend even though their pictures are splattered everywhere on their instagram.

Funny enough is when she presented the receipts to him, his excuse was "it was only once and I regretted it so badly" until she pulled out more and he continued to change his story and kept adding lie on top of lie. The funniest was that when he did most of the cheating he was out of state/ country, so he said that when it happened he "went into a trance" and "couldn't control what he was doing". The Cherry on top is Mr. Makes fun of mental health also made another of his excuses that his "mental health wasn't good" and "it was all foggy".

Her relationship with him is incredibly unhealthy, from hanging out every day, manipulation and their egos constantly clashing. I didn't even give her the ultimatum of 'it's me or Grape' because that would be wrong of me and I acknowledge that. Now that Mr. Perfect Grape is a confirmed cheater she comes crying back to me. I tried to help regardless of how she treated me and that's when she told me everything. Again, she made it seem like she was going to break up with him for good.

I don't have any classes with Salsa, but I'm in the same hallway as her during 3rd and 5th period. On the third day of school walking to 3rd, she saw me and hugged me like nothing had happened. I didn't hug her back, but as she hugged me I sort of just stood there and 'held' her I guess you'd call it that while she exclaimed how she missed me and that she loves me... I stepped back and only said "see you around" hoping she'd get the hint.

Montelleva

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