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Lamotrigine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Lamictal
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
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 6 |
|
1 | ||||
| Other | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Seizures (partial/focal) | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Seizures | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Neuropathic pain | 1 |
|
1 |
See all 9 patients currently taking Lamotrigine
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Did not seem to work
|
2 | 67% |
|
|
Doctor's advice
|
1 | 33% |
|
|
Side effects too severe
|
1 | 33% |
|
Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Report created on March 21, 2010.