137 patient evaluations for Lamotrigine

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Apr 22, 2009 (Started Apr 22, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (insomnia, nausea, weight gain, problems concentrating, nightmares, dizziness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: insomnia, weight gain, nightmares, nausea, problems concentrating, dizziness, problems concentrating

  • 1 helpful mark

Apr 19, 2009 (Started Jan 03, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 9, 2009 (Started Apr 07, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2009 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (nausea, tremor in hands, weight gain, headaches, forgetfulness, forgetting words)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: tremor in hands, forgetting words, nausea, headaches, weight gain, forgetfulness

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2009 (Started Jul 01, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for distrust of the psychiatric and medical community)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (this medication really worked very well and balanced my mood all day long!)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: this medication really worked very well and balanced my mood all day long!

  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 26, 2009 (Started Dec 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 11, 2009 (Started Feb 28, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (psychosis disorder)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 1, 2009 (Started Feb 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 31, 2009 (Started Sep 30, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (dizziness, headaches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Side effects: dizziness, headaches, dizziness, headaches

  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 30, 2009 (Started Sep 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks
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