Lamotrigine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Apo Lamotrigine, Lamictal, Lamictal Blue, Lamitor
Generic Name: Lamotrigine
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.
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Reasons Taken
274 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lamotrigine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 191 | 69% |
| Other | 32 | 11% |
| bipolar disorder | 14 | 5% |
| Depression | 6 | 2% |
| Mood swings | 5 | 1% |
| General health | 4 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | <1% |
| Pain | 2 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 2 | <1% |
| Balance issues | 2 | <1% |
| Headaches/ Migraines | 1 | <1% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 1 | <1% |
| Muscle tension | 1 | <1% |
| Anxiety | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 1 | <1% |
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 30 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 55% | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 18% | 4 |
| Slight | 5% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 23% | 5 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 17% | 5 |
| Mild | 43% | 13 |
| None | 40% | 12 |
Top reported side-effects include: sleepiness, hand shakes/tremors, Headaches
Summary results are based on 30 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 30)
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- fragiletruth
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 23 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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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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2 helpful marks
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- mountabora
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Moderate
- 24 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by mountabora
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat my mood condition(s)
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0 helpful marks