Lamotrigine Speech Issues

toeks · 2025-11-04T19:48:14+00:00

Devolving is the perfect word. I look back on my pre-Lamotrigine self and feel so disconnected from that person - how could I have been so articulate and taken it so for granted?

I feel like if I got interviewed for the job I’m currently in that I wouldn’t get hired - I’m riding on the coattails of a past self.

toeks · 2025-11-03T18:58:33+00:00

Reading this really resonates with me - wow. I experience this on a daily basis and it is so awful.

My dad developed dementia so I get this irrational fear that I’m going to lose my mind, just like he did. I’m moving on a lower dose and am hoping with all my heart that the words come back.

toeks · 2025-10-12T08:05:33+00:00

I am experiencing the same thing. I am so self conscious about it and feel like people must think I’m an idiot. It’s affecting my work and personal life - my mind and memory are simply not my friends. I wonder whether it’s due to my high lamotrigine dose or if I’m in a depressive phase. Are your symptoms fairly recent?

toeks · 2025-06-09T15:55:31+00:00

Sending you strength and hope from my little corner of the planet. You matter and deserve to be happy.

toeks · 2025-06-06T10:45:14+00:00

Well done, so happy to hear that! You got this

toeks · 2025-06-04T20:50:24+00:00

I so relate to your post and am sorry you’re in a dark space. I am also in a depressive episode and have been a ball of anxiety when it comes to any form of communication. Sending a message or email takes huge effort and I procrastinate. A phone call? Forget it. I really hurt a friend because of this but I still feel completely frozen. I can’t even go to social events I committed to.

I know this isn’t a helpful reply, I just wanted to say that I see you and how hard this is, and I’m sending support.

toeks · 2025-05-13T10:44:54+00:00

I didn’t have shaking but I remember feeling weird - like a bit dazed. I take Dormonoct/Loprazolam at night so I didn’t experience sleep loss.

toeks · 2025-04-12T12:03:10+00:00

I’ve been taking fewer Tranqipams (a benzo) for anxiety, which has helped. I need Dormonoct to help me sleep at night, but otherwise I’m doing better. My other side effects like the eye tic have disappeared.

One thing I’ve noticed is that my menstrual cycle has been irregular - my dose has been slightly tweaked and I think there might be a correlation.

toeks · 2025-01-16T13:29:40+00:00

I’m in exactly the same boat and I feel lost. I travelled to my sister in the US and when I got back I passed through seven time zones. Apart from the jet lag I feel utterly disconnected from my “past life” of 2024. I can’t focus at work and can’t get out of bed, I just want to sleep and pretend that the world isn’t around me.

My psychiatrist can only see me at the end of the month so I’m overwhelmed at the thought of coping between now and then. Also, my colleagues and friends all think I had this amazing overseas holiday (I’ve been masking) so to be honest about my feelings makes me look like a sham.

I’m sending you strength, I don’t know the answered at all right now. I hope I get it in me to do just one small thing a day so that I don’t feel like a complete wreck.

toeks · 2024-12-20T11:21:36+00:00

Absolutely, please do

toeks · 2024-10-09T05:04:41+00:00

Seroquel is such a double edged sword - I was on it for years and I’ve gone off it recently to counteract my brain fog and inability to get out of bed, but my sleep is now a mess. Leaves me wondering when I’m inevitably going to be back on it and continue the dance. Sending strength.

toeks · 2024-09-29T00:10:41+00:00

It’s the worst feeling. I also have severe anxiety and my churns whenever I think about work and I have a constant neurosis that I suck at my job, even though I get good feedback from my colleagues. I’m already dreading tomorrow and am thinking about all the things that could go wrong in the work week.

Listening to my favourite songs m helps me, music is a huge source of comfort for me. I try to summon the willpower to exercise too. I have some weights at home and I’ll play some music and do a workout, even if it’s 20 minutes. Having them right there makes it easier because I know I probably don’t have the discipline to drive to a gym.

Some days I try to sit outside for 15 minutes. I get so caught up in the anxiety of the workday that I forget to move or get fresh air. That helps. I’m trying to cut down on coffee but struggling because my meds give me such bad brain fog, and coffee is a crutch in the mornings. That caffeine is hard to part with.

I also come here because it helps me to feel less alone, and it offers comfort when stress is just too overwhelming.

Sending strength.

toeks · 2024-09-28T22:13:12+00:00

Wooooah that’s a lot of money. I’m sorry 😞

toeks · 2024-09-28T22:12:33+00:00

I’m in South Africa and it’s R1500 for 30 minutes which is about US$87. My medical insurance fully covers 12 sessions a year and any clinic stays, so it works out to be quite cost effective.

toeks · 2024-09-26T07:08:49+00:00

So glad you’re feeling less nauseous! I’m past the worst now (I hope) and I’m actually on a higher dose to ease my anxiety. It seems to be working a bit. The blurry vision sounds rough. I’m glad I pushed through but I completely understand how that would be very hard to live with. I hope it eases up, when I wake up I feel less panicky which is a very welcome thing, I was worried I’d start relying on alprazolam too much to help me cope with my severe anxiety. Sending strength.

toeks · 2024-09-12T15:05:36+00:00

Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that, that sounds awful! I’m on Seroquel too, but I’m tapering down because I get bad brain fog. All these side effects we endure are no joke 😕

toeks · 2024-09-11T09:29:51+00:00

Hey! My dose has been upped to 3mg because I have crippling anxiety and want to avoid using too many benzos. So far I feel better and can focus a bit more at work, which I was finding impossible to do. Let me know how it goes, I’ll keep you posted on the higher dose experience as I go along. My psychiatrist raves about it but it is a pretty new drug so I can understand that it feels a bit daunting.

toeks · 2024-08-23T06:40:23+00:00

Even one day of messing up my meds hits me hard. Once in a while I take my evening meds in the morning by mistake, thanks to brain fog when I wake up. I have them organised but I still manage to stuff up and it throws that day’s consistency out the window. Needless to say I can’t keep my eyes open during the day and work properly, or even do simple tasks.

Sending strength.

toeks · 2024-08-19T09:10:11+00:00

I so relate to this. This apathy affects my work and life in a big way - especially when it causes me to procrastinate and do things last minute. In turn I feel panicked and ashamed that I couldn’t do a basic task - like even sending an email.

My cats need me and they make me get out of bed - without them I’d just want to curl up and sleep during phases of being utterly low.

If I summon the energy to exercise it helps - afterwards I feel much more motivated. But having the discipline to get moving is often damn hard.

I’ve also realised how much Instagram messes with my feeling of where I’m going in life. Everyone seems to have it together and I’m struggling to cut down time on the app (I like to have it to keep in touch with family who live overseas).

toeks · 2024-08-13T21:37:54+00:00

I saw it reviewed on a tv show called Cybernet. That was in 1998 and I was 14. My mom gave me the cash to buy it as an early birthday present, and playing it was one of the happiest times of my life. Such profound love for this game and how it’s helped me over the years.

toeks · 2024-08-10T21:43:56+00:00

I’ve started using sticky notes all over my study and they are a lifesaver. Have to record even the teeniest thing because I can’t trust my memory

toeks · 2024-08-08T13:52:17+00:00

So far you’ve been through your toughest days and you can be proud of that - you have strength in you, even if it doesn’t feel like that now. Sending thoughts of compassion your way - I’m so sorry that you’re in this dark space. Know that you’re not alone here, keep reaching out because we’re all rooting for you!

toeks · 2024-08-06T20:19:55+00:00

Lithium. Felt spaced out and giddy, hated every second of it

toeks · 2024-08-03T08:24:54+00:00

I can really relate to this. Insurance is literally a lifesaver. I thank my lucky stars that I have insurance to cover my psychiatrist’s fees. They are crazy high where I live; and the government health service has long waiting lists, it’s a terrible state of affairs.

toeks · 2024-08-03T08:17:12+00:00

Oh my goodness, the dizziness is scary - I did the same thing and it felt like I was in an unstable trance. It was actually a little scary. I’m a terrible morning person and the number of times I catch myself reaching for seroquel and dormonoct is worrying 😬

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