Limit alcohol consumption as it can increase the risk of side effects such as dizziness and drowsiness.
Use with caution if you have liver disease. Regular liver function tests may be required.
Use with caution if you have kidney disease. Regular kidney function tests may be required.
Consult your doctor before using this medication during pregnancy.
Consult your doctor before using this medication while breastfeeding.
Avoid driving if you experience dizziness, and fatigue.
Lamotrigine: Stabilizes electrical activity in the brain by inhibiting voltage-sensitive sodium channels, which reduces the release of excitatory neurotransmitters. This helps to prevent and control seizures and stabilize mood in bipolar disorder.
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings, including emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
Yes, you can take Lamictal if you have depression symptoms. In fact, Lamictal is used in preventing depression. But, do not self medicate. Do not start or stop taking Lamictal on your own, unless otherwise advised by the doctor.
Studies on the human population do not show any effects of Lamictal on pregnant women or her fetus. However, it is advisable that you inform your doctor immediately if you become pregnant or are planning to get pregnant while taking Lamictal. In case therapy with Lamictal is considered during pregnancy, your doctor may prescribe the lowest effective dose.
Though it varies from person to person, your symptoms may take about 6-8 weeks to improve.
You may experience quick and uncontrollable movements of your eye, clumsiness, and lack of coordination. High doses of Lamictal may cause problems with your balance, changes in heartbeat rhythm, loss of consciousness, fits (convulsions) or coma. Even if there are no signs of discomfort, seek immediate medical attention of a doctor or nearby hospital.
Lamictal can be taken with or without food. Continue taking Lamictal in the dose and duration advised by the doctor to get maximum benefits of Lamictal.
It is important that you inform your doctor if you are already on any other antiepileptic medicines. The reason being, taking Lamictal with some antiepileptics (like valproate and carbamazepine) may increase the chances of developing side effects. Also, the dose of Lamictal may need adjustment if taken with antiepileptic medicines such as oxcarbazepine, felbamate, gabapentin, levetiracetam, pregabalin, topiramate or zonisamide.
There have been reports where patients developed serious rashes within 8 weeks of starting Lamictal and were hospitalized. Sometimes these rashes turn into severe skin infections and may endanger the patient’s life. Therefore, it is advised that if a patient develops rashes after starting Lamictal, it should be stopped and should not be restarted. Use of Lamictal is stopped even if the rashes are mild and non-serious. It is because of this that your doctor changed the medicine.
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