How effective is Lamotrigine for Mood Swings? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.1/5 Long term ratings: 3.2/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Lamotrigine (lamotrigine) is for Mood swings and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 103 Lamotrigine users and is updated continuously.
What is Lamotrigine?
Lamotrigine has active ingredients of lamotrigine. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 76,638 Lamotrigine users. Check the latest studies of Lamotrigine.
What is Mood swings?
Mood swings (an extreme or rapid change in mood) is found to be associated with 1,677 drugs and 2,129 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Mood swings.
103 people are studied for taking Lamotrigine in Mood swings
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Lamotrigine effectiveness for Mood swings (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 6
- somewhat: 28
- moderate: 34
- high: 23
- very high: 12
Long Term:
- not at all: 2
- somewhat: 11
- moderate: 16
- high: 13
- very high: 7
Gender of people who take Lamotrigine for Mood swings *:
- female: 78.64 %
- male: 21.36 %
Age of people who take Lamotrigine for Mood swings *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 9.71 %
- 20-29: 17.48 %
- 30-39: 28.16 %
- 40-49: 20.39 %
- 50-59: 16.5 %
- 60+: 7.77 %
Who find Lamotrigine more effective for Mood Swings?
Gender of people who take Lamotrigine for Mood swings *:
- female: 77.14 %
- male: 22.86 %
Age of people who take Lamotrigine for Mood swings *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 5.71 %
- 20-29: 22.86 %
- 30-39: 31.43 %
- 40-49: 25.71 %
- 50-59: 5.71 %
- 60+: 8.57 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Lamotrigine?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Lamotrigine safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Lamotrigine (76,638 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Mood swings (74,716 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on lamotrigine (the active ingredients of Lamotrigine) and Lamotrigine (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
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