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(also known as Lamotrigine)

Lamotrigine is used to help control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. This medicine cannot cure epilepsy and will only work to control seizures for as long as you continue to take it. It can also be used in the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) in adults older than 18 years ... continue

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Bipolar Disorder
4327
80%
Epilepsy & Seizures
550
74%
Depression
270
87%
Bipolar Disorder - Teen
42
93%
Anxiety
28
89%
Overall, 80% (5432 Members) find Lamictal helpful
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Lamictal Reviews

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I Only Started It A Month And A Half Ago And My Dosage Needs To Go Up But It Has Already Helped A Bit (: Sife Effects To; I Am Really Tired!
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I'm currently upping my dosage since I added another medication and it messed up my balance. Before that it was going well.
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works very well for me
but had a full systemic allergic reaction to the drug and ended up in anaphalaxis
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This is the first medication that has ever worked for me!
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This is the first effective medicine that I did not gain weight on.
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less angry
Working / Worked
Worked well for several years changing dosage up and down along with several other medication.
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worked for a while and no longer works
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really changed things for me when i was about 14 we had no idea i was bipolar 2 and this has been the only medication to ever make a real change in me im thankful to have found this
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: Lamictal /lamotrigine
    Lamictal hasn't changed my weight. [More]
  2. Discussion: Lamictal /lamotrigine
    I love lamictal!!! I lose a little weight every week!! [More]
  3. Discussion: Lamictal /lamotrigine
    lamictal has never caused weight gain for me either. seroquel yes, lamictal no! [More]
  4. Discussion: Lamictal /lamotrigine
    i never gained weight on carbamezapine or lamictal. depakote, lithium, seroquel yes, but never tegretol (carbamezapine) or lamictal.. but everyones di... [More]
  5. Discussion: Lamictal /lamotrigine
    does this med cause weight gain????? i'm coming off carbamazapine because of the weight gain... going to self medicate on topiramate but my psychiatri... [More]

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