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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. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

292 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lamotrigine.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lamotrigine.

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  0 - day 0 mg day 0 day 0 mg none 25 mg day 35 mg day 50 mg day 75 mg day 100 mg day 125 mg day 150 mg day 175 mg day 200 mg day 225 mg day 250 mg day 300 mg day 333 mg day 350 mg day 400 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 5 Number of Patients: 5 56 Number of Patients: 56 2 Number of Patients: 2 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 71 Number of Patients: 71 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 30 Number of Patients: 30 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Lamotrigine or how long patients were taking Lamotrigine before stopping.

Currently taking Lamotrigine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
26
40
40
26
56

Stopped taking Lamotrigine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
5
5
6
6
5
Why Patients Stopped Taking Lamotrigine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 12 39% Doctor's advice: 39%
Side effects too severe 10 32% Side effects too severe: 32%
Did not seem to work 8 26% Did not seem to work: 26%
Other 8 26% Other: 26%
Expense 3 10% Expense: 10%
Not indicated 1 3% Not indicated: 3%
Course of treatment ended 1 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%
Personal research 1 3% Personal research: 3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 47 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 42% 15
Moderate 39% 14
Slight 3% 1
Can't tell 17% 6

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 13% 6
Mild 45% 21
None 43% 20

Top reported side-effects include: sleepiness, Headaches, Dizziness

Summary results are based on 47 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 47)

  • fragiletruth
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Severe
    23 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • fragiletruth
  • 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.

  • mountabora
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Low
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • mountabora
  • by mountabora
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

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