Lamictal, lamotrigine, is an anti-attack that has been prescribed to treat epileptic seizures for about 10 years. In addition to its stabilizing effects mood, Lamictal has antidepressant effects and have been prescribed for bipolar or manic-depressive. Some researchers have suggested that Lamictal be the first medication prescribed for bipolar patients suffering from depressed versions of the disease. Often antidepressants prescribed for bipolar disorder fires manic phases, increasing the rate of unhealthy mood swings, but Lamictal does not seem to have the same effect.
As an anti-epileptic drug, Lamictal is considered broad spectrum. This means that effectively treats both partial-onset and generalized-onset epilepsy. It is believed that to do this by inhibiting sodium channels and reducing glutamate (an excitatory neurotransmitter) release. Lamictal is available in tablets of different sizes and doses, with small tablets for children.
Lamictal has a serious side effect in the form of an allergy. The drug can cause very serious skin rash that, in the worst forms, results in death. When Lamictal was first prescribed about 10% of patients were receiving this life-threatening rash, which is a terrible kind of negative reaction. However, doctors soon found that the likelihood of this allergic reaction decreases the longer the drug is in use. By starting with a very low dose of Lamictal and progressively increasing the dose to an effective level, patients can grow acclimated to the drug and in so doing, avoid the rash.
Apart from this eruption, the drug appears to have very negative side effects. A few patients have complained of ankle swelling, and medication, simply did not work. No problems with weight gain have been described, which is unique among antidepressants. The effects of Lamictal during pregnancy have not been studied, and the drug is transmitted through breast milk. Nobody knows the damage to babies who are exposed to the medication, so Lamictal should not be used during pregnancy unless absolutely necessary. Patients treated with Lamictal should not breastfeed.
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