Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent or control seizures (epilepsy) in people aged 2 and older. It may also be used to help prevent the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder in people aged 18 and older.
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This medication helps control seizure disorders. Use of lamotrigine in children 2 years of age and older is restricted to those having certain types of seizures (partial or Lennox-Gastaut type).
Lamictal tablets and dispersible tablets contain the active ingredient lamotrigine, which is a medicine used to treat epilepsy. (NB. Lamotrigine is also available without a brand name, ie as the generic medicine.) Lamotrigine works by stabilising electrical activity in the brain.
Chemically Lamictal is an anti convulsant and is not related to any other medications using anti convulsant that regulates the mood. It is found that Lamictal has relatively more antidepressant potency than valproate or carbamazepine. The approval of Lamictal for use as a treatment for people with bipolar disorder was given by the FDA in [...]
