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What is Lamotrigine?

Lamotrigine is an anticonvulsant that 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 as maintenance treatment for bipolar I disorder.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 14%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 29%
None
4 57%

Most commonly reported side effects

Weight gain
1 25%
dry mouth/throat
1 25%
Nightmares
1 25%
Headaches
1 25%
Nerve pain
1 25%
Insomnia
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Lamotrigine. See all 12 dosages ►

  25mg as needed daily 2 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 15 Number of Patients: 15 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lamotrigine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
1 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Lamotrigine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Lamotrigine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Lamotrigine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 14%
Not at all
6 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 14%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 14%
< $25
2 29%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 20, 2010.