138 patient evaluations for Lamotrigine
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Nov 15, 2015 (Started Dec 01, 2009)
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EffectivenessSlight (for bipolar I disorder)
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EffectivenessSlight (for bipolar rapid cycling)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
125 mg
Daily
Cost:
$200+ monthly
Mar 25, 2011 (Started Dec 01, 2009)
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EffectivenessModerate (for bipolar rapid cycling)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
125 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Jul 25, 2010 (Started Dec 01, 2009)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar rapid cycling)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
This medicine really has helped my mood disorder. I stay fairly even most of the time. Start this medication at a VERY low dose and titrate up slowly maybe raising the dosage only every two weeks. This helped me to adjust easily and my current dosage is perfect so far but as we know everything is subject to change any day. lol. I feel almost normal again.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
- 1 helpful mark
Feb 6, 2017 (Started Jan 01, 2006)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar disorder)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar I disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
400 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Lamictal has been like a miracle in stabilizing my moods. my moods have more level consistently since starting Lamictal. I love it. I have been taking 400mg since 2006.Lamictal has helped to stabilize my moods to an even greater extent than originally given credit for. I had a short time on half dose and the increase in mood swings and loss of emotional control returned BIG time. I have experienced none of the reported side effects .. This medication gives me a sense of balance and curbs the extreme shifts, as in rapid cycling.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Nov 29, 2015 (Started Jan 01, 2006)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar disorder)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar I disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
400 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
I am on a high dose. (400mg a day) I think that is notable since some evaluations of this medication are negative but that seems to be people taking very small doses. Not even therapeutic level ?
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Apr 6, 2011 (Started Jan 01, 2006)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
400 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Lamictal has helped to stabilize my moods to an even greater extent than originally given credit for. I had a short time on half dose and the increase in mood swings and loss of emotional control returned BIGtime.
I have experienced none of the reported side effects ..
This medication gives me a sense of balance and curbs the extreme shifts, as in rapid cycling.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Oct 25, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2006)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
400 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Lamictal has been like a miracle in stabilizing my moods.
my moods have more level consistently since starting Lamictal. I love it.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Oct 24, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2006)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
400 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Lamictal continues to work as an effective mood stabilizer, my last depressive episode due to med changes was not severe as episodes before Lamictal. No side effects at this high dose either.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Aug 13, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2006)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
400 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Given time all negative side effects I may have experienced have disappeared. This medication is an effective mood stabilizer in my regime of meds.
Jul 26, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2006)
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EffectivenessMajor (for bipolar disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
400 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
- 1 helpful mark
Aug 29, 2008 (Started Jan 01, 2008)
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EffectivenessCan't tell (for Treat my mood condition(s))
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenSomewhat hard to take
Dosage:
150 mg
Daily
- 0 helpful marks
Sep 22, 2008 (Started Jun 15, 2007)
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EffectivenessMajor (for Treat my mood condition(s))
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Aug 26, 2008 (Started Jun 15, 2007)
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EffectivenessMajor (for Treat my mood condition(s))
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
- 0 helpful marks
Oct 18, 2008 (Started Jul 15, 2008)
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EffectivenessModerate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenA little hard to take
Dosage:
25 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
finances
Cost:
$25-49 monthly
- 0 helpful marks
Oct 18, 2008 (Started Apr 01, 2008)
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EffectivenessModerate (for bipolar disorder)
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EffectivenessMajor (for epilepsy)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
300 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
It seems to control partial and complex partial seizures greatly. I'm at a high enough dose now to see some effect in stabilizing depressive moods.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
- 0 helpful marks
Nov 16, 2008 (Started Nov 08, 2003)
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EffectivenessModerate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
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EffectivenessModerate (for bipolar disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
200 mg
Daily
Cost:
$200+ monthly
Oct 20, 2008 (Started Nov 08, 2003)
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EffectivenessModerate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
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EffectivenessModerate (for bipolar disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
50 mg
Daily
Cost:
$200+ monthly
- 0 helpful marks
Jan 21, 2009 (Started Jun 09, 2007)
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EffectivenessMajor (for Increase effect of another treatment)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
300 mg
Daily
Cost:
$200+ monthly
- 0 helpful marks
Jan 31, 2009 (Started Sep 30, 2007)
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EffectivenessModerate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
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Side effectsMild (dizziness, headaches)
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenA little hard to take
Dosage:
200 mg
Daily
Side effects:
dizziness, headaches, dizziness, headaches
- 0 helpful marks
Jan 30, 2009 (Started Sep 10, 2008)
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EffectivenessCan't tell (for bipolar disorder)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceUsually
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BurdenSomewhat hard to take
Dosage:
25 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
- 0 helpful marks
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