130 patient evaluations for Lamotrigine

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Sep 4, 2010 (Started Jun 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: use this for both my seizures and mood swings. Hey I'm feeling fine!
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: close left eye for good vision, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 24, 2010 (Started Jul 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for seizures (absence or petit mal))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (short term memory problems, sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Short term memory problems.
Side effects: short term memory problems, sleepiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2010 (Started Dec 12, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: made me very tired
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 13, 2008 (Started Mar 14, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures (absence or petit mal))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 30, 2010 (Started Jan 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Surprisingly effective for managing pain at higher dosages.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 14, 2010 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: constipation, rash on legs, dizziness, sedation, dizziness

Mar 17, 2010 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation, rash on legs)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: constipation, rash on legs, dizziness, sedation, dizziness

Mar 3, 2010 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (constipation, rash on legs)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Watch out for constipation
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: constipation, rash on legs, dizziness, sedation, dizziness
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 22, 2010 (Started Apr 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Others can definitely tell when I miss a dose. This medicine has done wonders for mood stability and made dealing with Borderline Personality Disorder much easier for myself and the people around me.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 18, 2010 (Started Mar 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take

Nov 2, 2009 (Started Mar 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take

Jul 13, 2009 (Started Mar 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 21, 2010 (Started Jun 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg All the time (24/7)
Advice & Tips: This is the strongest of my frequent anti-seizure medication. Makes me tired most of the time. Again, every four to six months I have breakthrough seizures so it does work work most of the time.
  • 0 helpful marks

May 12, 2010 (Started Aug 16, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Advice & Tips: My mood in general, improved. I prefer this drug to other seizure medications.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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