Lamotrigine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Lamictal, Lamictal Blue, Lamictal Orange (Show all)
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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mood swings | 18 |
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2 | ||||
| Depression | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 13 |
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3 | ||
| Seizures | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Pain | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 3 |
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1 |
See all 64 patients currently taking Lamotrigine
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Lamotrigine. See all 12 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Side effects too severe
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9 | 53% |
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Did not seem to work
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6 | 35% |
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Doctor's advice
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3 | 18% |
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Other
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3 | 18% |
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Expense
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1 | 6% |
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Personal research
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1 | 6% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Report created on November 21, 2009.