133 patient evaluations for Lamotrigine

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Jan 27, 2024 (Started Dec 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: If it works well for you then by all means stay on it.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 2, 2021 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar II disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily

Feb 23, 2020 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar II disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily

Jan 18, 2017 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar II disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Don't go off without talking to doctor. I came out of the fog after starting this medication.
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 30, 2017 (Started Feb 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar mixed episodes)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Twice daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 9, 2017 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily

Dec 4, 2010 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 15, 2016 (Started May 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 30, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for epilepsy)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for Treat side effects of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (lethargy, memory and cognition problems, rashes (redness, swelling), suicide attempt)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: Make depression worse, and a rash.

Jan 3, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for epilepsy)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for Treat side effects of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (lethargy, memory and cognition problems, rashes (redness, swelling), suicide attempt)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: This will destroy your memory and leave you feeling tired all the time. 

Apr 13, 2015 (Started Jul 01, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for epilepsy)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Treat side effects of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (lethargy, memory and cognition problems, rashes (redness, swelling), suicide attempt)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Twice daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 10, 2016 (Started Oct 25, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 19, 2016 (Started Jan 08, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Stay on top of getting it adjusted when it does not seem to be working.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2015 (Started Dec 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar I disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 125 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly

Mar 25, 2011 (Started Dec 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 125 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 25, 2010 (Started Dec 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar rapid cycling)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not 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

Aug 4, 2015 (Started Mar 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (rashes (redness, swelling))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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