Help PLease: Lamictal Side Effects

Wow...
That's all I can say on day three of taking Lamictal.
Not because I feel better, but because three days have gone by and I have no idea wtf happened!

I am not "out of it" sort to speak....I get a little lost in my thoughts and "zone out" if anyone can relate, but a lot of the time I get this "calming" feeling come over my body like I just took a percacet or something.

Also, I feel like all I am doing is "living in the present", which isn't a horrible thing because one of my mental issues is dwelling on the past and stressing myself out or thinking about the future and making crazy scenarios in my mind before they even happen.....but everything that happens during the course of the day seems like a memory, not like it actually happened today. It's so hard to explain.

I have also gotten confused an awful lot. Like for instance, I tried to unarm my car with my cell phone. Oh, and I was on the phone with my wife yesterday and I got off the phone with her and started cooking something in the microwave and set it for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, I took the food and sat down on the couch and then realized that I had my phone to my ear the entire time while no one was even on it.

It's not like a cloudy feeling....it's weird......I feel calmer, but I am not sure if it's all in my head. (My head is MESSED up)

I know it cannot be the medicine "working" because it takes many more milligrams for this stuff to work and much more time for the effects to be felt, according to the reviews that I have read....and I have read many.

So that leads me to believe that these are side effects. So my question for this community is:

1. Has anyone else taken this stuff? Have you felt the same kind of side effects?
2. Should I stop taking it or call my pdoc? I know from reading about these types of medicines that every single one of them have side effects and some even go away after a while. I really haven't had an episode since I started taking it, but is that because I have just been so damn confused? I don't want to stop taking it if there is a chance that I can be normal again.

I know no one here is a doctor, I just wanted to get your opinion on this matter.....everyone here always seems to be so helpful. Any responses will be appreciated. Thanks!

When I first took it, even on a low dose, I felt a bit giddy and cheerful, and suddenly started writing something. I'm sure nobody's interested in what it was, but it ended up being 180 odd closely typed pages, which took me eight or nine days to complete.

Normally after being that "manic" I'd have crashed, and after I'd finished my project I got this gut feeling, "here comes the downer..." but it didn't happen. I just levelled out back to normal.

I don't know which is most effective for me, the seroquel or the lamactil, but either seperately or in concert they're working,and the lamactil side effects have worn off.

I'd stick with it a little longer, unless you get a rash.

But do make sure your pdoc knows what's going on... keep a diary perhaps.