How do members experience Lamotrigine?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Bipolar disorder 10,064 965
Epilepsy 3,374 540
Bipolar II disorder 3,284 508
Bipolar I disorder 2,026 300
Borderline personality disorder 568 119

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Weight gain 86
Dizziness 74
Headaches 72
Nausea 52
Rashes (redness, swelling) 49
Memory problems 48

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 288
Moderate 458
Mild 646
None 1,140

Member evaluations

moogie16

evaluated on Dec 18, 2013

  • Perceived effectiveness for nonepileptic seizures: Major
  • Side effects: Mild

happyhypo

evaluated on Jun 15, 2013

  • Perceived effectiveness for bipolar I disorder: None
  • Side effects: Severe

Itsalwayssomething

evaluated on Jul 01, 2013

  • Perceived effectiveness for not caring if i live or die: Can't tell
  • Side effects: None