133 patient evaluations for Lamotrigine

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Jul 31, 2012 (Started Jan 03, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 17, 2012 (Started Nov 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 12, 2012 (Started Sep 05, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 2, 2012 (Started Jul 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for mood swings)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for social anxiety disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (shakiness, sudden complete dry mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I am very pleased with the overall results I have had since starting this medication. I had terrible mood swings, they were emotionally draining and damaging to myself and my family. After three weeks of treatment, we began to notice a significant lessening of the frequency of my mood swings. Now I find it much easier to remain clear-headed and level. I still have my bad days, but they are not regular now, they're just the odd bad day. :)
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I couldn't even tell I was taking it, even when the dosage was increased.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 29, 2012 (Started Mar 07, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), mental confusion)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: mental confusion, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)

Jul 7, 2011 (Started Mar 07, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), mental confusion)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: mental confusion, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 15, 2013 (Started Jul 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I stopped taking Lamictal a long time ago. It had no apparent effect on my bipolar disorder.
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 7, 2013 (Started Jun 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (memory and cognition problems, constipation, nervousness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nervousness, constipation

Dec 5, 2010 (Started Jun 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (memory and cognition problems, constipation, nervousness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nervousness, constipation
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2013 (Started Feb 01, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for not caring if i live or die)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Consider all the drugs you are taking, total them up, then research "Seratonin Syndrome" if things change SUDDENLY (overnight). For a year, I've been trying to figure out what happened. Thought I might have had a stroke.

Jun 30, 2012 (Started Feb 01, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for not caring if i live or die)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 15, 2013 (Started Jan 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks
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