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What does it do?
This product is used in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. While it is believed to work at multiple sites in the brain, its mechanism of action is not well understood.
Last text update: 2011-10-05
Last data update: 2012-01-14
This product has a black box warning relating to the risk of serious, potentially life threatening rashes requiring hospitalization.
General Information:
- 7.5
- Lamictal XR Average Satisfaction Score
- 86% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Lamictal XR.
MediGuard regularly polls our more than 16,000 users taking Lamictal XR (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.
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Global Patient Feedback for Lamictal XR (Lamotrigine)
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I have been on Lamictal 200mg, twice daily for almost 11 years. I experience super difficulty sleeping through any night and also I have at least two seizures a month. My seizures are when asleep only post brain surgery, left temporal. Difficulty with short term memory is obvious too I wonder if others also have noticed this often. Gosh, how long have others been on these, or any, epilepsy drugs? This coming July 4th, is my 50th anniversary of first seizure and the start of drugs.
- 67 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2012-01-23 22:55:08
I have been taking Lamictal (Lamotrigene) 200mg twice per day for 4 years and have been seizure free for that same period. This is the only medication I take, and my reaction to any health change is to explore if there's any relationship to the Lamictal. In the last 12 months, without change in diet or exercise, have experienced a noticable increase in blood pressure. I've not seen any commentary about this being a side effect, but am wondering if anyone else may have experienced the same.
- 49 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2012-01-02 23:58:01
I have been taking Lamictal (Lamotrigene) 200mg twice per day for 4 years and have been seizure free for that same period, so the efficacy is as desired, however I have been plagued with short term memory loss that has increased noticably over the 4 years. Has anyone been successful at reducing the memory loss while staying on the med? Perhaps by reducing dosage? My doctor suggests that it's just a tradeoff that I need to live with but I'm hopeful this is not the case.
- 49 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2012-01-02 23:51:02
