About a month ago, I started feeling dizzy, lightheaded, and unusually tired most of the time, so I got some tests with my PCP, and looking at the latest results and some results from five months ago, discovered that I've been progressing into iron-deficient anemia for some time. I also have endometriosis, so our go-to assumption was that it's related to that. My periods have been usually heavy for the past three months, but my periods are also quite short, so the doctor was confused about that as a possible cause, but had me start taking NSAIDs prior to and during my period to cut down on the bleeding. I'm scheduled to see a gynaecologist in a few weeks.

However, after some idle Googling, I'm seeing that a rare long-term side effect of Lamictal CAN be iron deficient anemia, and so now I'm a bit freaked out. I've taken Lamictal for about six years now, first 150mg and now 200mg, and have thus far experienced zero side effects. I will be devastated if this is the case; Lamictal has changed my life.

 Has anyone ever experienced this side effect?