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Brand Names:
Apo-Lamotrigine, Lamictal, Lamictal Blue, Lamitor
What is Lamotrigine? Lamotrigine is an anti-epileptic medication, also called an anticonvulsant. Lamotrigine is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat seizures in adults and children who are at least 2 years old. Lamotrigine is also used to delay mood episodes in adults with bipolar disorder.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
434 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lamotrigine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 234 | 53% |
| bipolar disorder | 50 | 11% |
| Other | 38 | 8% |
| Mood swings | 10 | 2% |
| Depression | 8 | 1% |
| bipolar rapid cycling | 5 | 1% |
| epilepsy | 4 | <1% |
| General health | 4 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | <1% |
| Pain | 3 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 2 | <1% |
| brain seizures | 2 | <1% |
| borderline personality disorder | 2 | <1% |
| Balance problems | 2 | <1% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 1 | <1% |
| Headaches/ Migraines | 1 | <1% |
| seizure (grandmal) | 1 | <1% |
| tremor | 1 | <1% |
| Muscle tension | 1 | <1% |
| Anxiety | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 1 | <1% |
| 0 - Daily | 0 mg Daily | 0 Daily | 25 mg As needed | 6.25 mg Daily | 50 mg Weekly | 20 mg Daily | 25 mg Daily | 35 mg Daily | 50 mg Daily | 75 mg Daily | 100 mg Daily | 125 mg Daily | 150 mg Daily | 175 mg Daily | 200 mg Daily | 225 mg Daily | 250 mg Daily | 300 mg Daily | 333 mg Daily | 350 mg Daily | 400 mg Daily | 450 mg Daily | 500 mg Daily | 600 mg Daily | 750 mg Daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Lamotrigine or how long patients were taking Lamotrigine before stopping.
Currently taking Lamotrigine
Stopped taking Lamotrigine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 63 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 39% | 15 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 37% | 14 |
| Slight | 5% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 18% | 7 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 5% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 10% | 6 |
| Mild | 44% | 28 |
| None | 41% | 26 |
Top reported side-effects include: Headaches, sleepiness, Dizziness
Summary results are based on 63 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 63)
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- fragiletruth
- Sex: F
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 23 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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by fragiletruth
Sep 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- Advice/Tips
- Keep your dosage as low as possible. - 200mg is about where it stops being more helpful for depression. I had very vivid dreams, which had included mild hallucinations shortly after waking up. The nurses tried to say it was my 'illness', but it has ONLY happened when I increase the dosage of lamictal. It's also a known side effect.
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5 helpful marks
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- mountabora
- Sex: F
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Moderate
- 24 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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by mountabora
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks