How do members experience Lamotrigine?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Bipolar disorder 10,064 965
Epilepsy 3,374 540
Bipolar II disorder 3,285 508
Bipolar I disorder 2,027 300
Borderline personality disorder 568 119

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Weight gain 86
Dizziness 74
Headaches 72
Nausea 52
Rashes (redness, swelling) 49
Memory problems 48

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 289
Moderate 458
Mild 646
None 1,141

Member evaluations

Iconoclast

evaluated on Apr 01, 2012

  • Perceived effectiveness for bipolar II disorder: Can't tell
  • Side effects: Severe

cybele62

evaluated on May 22, 2012

  • Perceived effectiveness for epilepsy: Major
  • Side effects: Moderate

mountainlion

evaluated on Apr 27, 2012

  • Perceived effectiveness for bipolar disorder: Major
  • Side effects: Moderate