What You Need to Know About Lamictal
Lamictal - generic lamotrigine - is an anticonvulsant epilepsy medication approved for use as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of bipolar disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 29, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Different lamotrigine generics are confirmed to be bioequivalent
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Different lamotrigine generics are confirmed to be bioequivalent (Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories)
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Lamictal Tastes Terrible! Here's Help for...
Taking Lamictal or lamotrigine? If so, you know how AWFUL they taste if you don't get them down fast. Here are tips for taking these and other pills. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - December 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
The Dangers Of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Stevens-Johnson syndrome may be caused by the drug Lamictal (lamotrigine), which is used to treat epilepsy and as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - December 8, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
What's the Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage...
Learn about the available strengths and manufacturer's recommended dosages for Lamictal, a mood stabilizer used in patients with bipolar disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Can You Get a Rash from Lamictal?
Lamictal - generic lamotrigine - prescribed for epilepsy and as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder - can cause serious, even life-threatening rashes. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - November 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Old drug may be key to new antibiotics
An anticonvulsant drug called lamotrigine is the first chemical inhibitor of the assembly of ribosomes in bacteria. he discovery is important as there is growing concern worldwide about how antibiotic resistance is making the cures for infections ineffective. The World Health Organization has declared that antibiotic resistance is a major threat to global health security. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Old drug may be key to new antibiotics
(McMaster University) An anticonvulsant drug called lamotrigine is the first chemical inhibitor of the assembly of ribosomes in bacteria. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 22, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Low-doses of fish oil may reduce seizures in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy
An estimated 3 million Americans suffer from epileptic seizures. Although drug therapies often successfully dampen the out-of-control neural firing that produces seizures, such drugs don’t work for everyone.
A new study by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA suggests that for such patients, improvement might come in the form of a few capsules of fish oil.
The small, randomized, controlled study, published Sept. 8 in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (JNNP), shows that low doses of omega-3 fatty acids — the key component in common fish-oil capsules — may help decrease the ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - September 9, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
What Is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and What...
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a severe inflammatory eruption of the skin and mucous membranes that may occur as a result of treatment with Lamictal (lamotrigine). More ... (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
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Does Lamictal Cause Weight Gain?
A look at the effect of Lamictal (lamotrigine) on weight. Answers the question of whether Lamictal causes weight gain. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - July 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Pregnant Women With Bipolar, Epilepsy Often UndertreatedPregnant Women With Bipolar, Epilepsy Often Undertreated
The pattern of lamotrigine varies widely during pregnancy and postpartum in women with bipolar disorders and may leave some vulnerable for worsening of their illness. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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11 Potentially Serious Reactions to Lamictal
Lamictal (lamotrigine) is an anti-epilepsy medication often used as a mood stabilizer to treat adults with bipolar disorder. Lamictal may cause some rare but serious reactions. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
What Are the Manufacturer’s Dosage...
Learn about the available strengths and manufacturer's recommended dosages for Lamictal, which is used as a mood stabilizer in patients with bipolar disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - April 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
What Are the Potential Side Effects of...
The side effects of Lamictal - generic lamotrigine - are important for patients and their caregivers to know. While Lamictal is generally a safe and well-tolerated medication, some side effects are serious or even life threatening. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - April 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
