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Brand Names: Apo Lamotrigine, Lamictal, Lamitor, Teva Brand

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

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


Reasons Taken

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my mood condition(s) 177 73%
Other 30 12%
bipolar disorder 8 3%
Depression 6 2%
General health 4 1%
Mood swings 3 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%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lamotrigine.

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  0 mg day 0 day 20 mg day 25 mg day 35 mg day 50 mg day 75 mg day 100 mg day 125 mg day 150 mg day 200 mg day 225 mg day 250 mg day 300 mg day 333 mg day 350 mg day 400 mg day 450 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day
  11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 6 Number of Patients: 6 49 Number of Patients: 49 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 52 Number of Patients: 52 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 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
9
33
32
28
46
67

Stopped taking Lamotrigine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
5
2
4
3
5
Why Patients Stopped Taking Lamotrigine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 10 43% Doctor's advice: 43%
Did not seem to work 9 39% Did not seem to work: 39%
Side effects too severe 9 39% Side effects too severe: 39%
Other 6 26% Other: 26%
Personal research 2 9% Personal research: 9%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 15 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 58% 7
Moderate 25% 3
Can't tell 17% 2

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 20% 3
Mild 27% 4
None 53% 8

Top reported side-effects include: Insomnia, Headaches, Nightmares

Summary results are based on 15 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 15)

  • fragiletruth
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Low
    22 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • fragiletruth
  • by fragiletruth
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)
Advice/Tips
Keep your dosage as low as possible.

  • mountabora
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Moderate
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • mountabora
  • by mountabora
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

See all evaluation results for Lamotrigine



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