What are the side-effects of lamotrigine?
Here is a listing of lamotrigine’s side effects that affected 10% or more of the 711 people taking the drug during clinical trials and the frequency of those side effects in the 419 people treated with placebo in those trials: Adverse Reactions (%) Adverse Reaction Lamotrigine Placebo Dizziness 38 13 Headache 29 19 Double Vision 28 7 Unsteadiness 22 6 Nausea 19 10 Blurred Vision 16 5 Sleepiness 14 7 Rash 10 5 Vomiting 10 4 Side-effects are most noticeable the few days after an increase in dose and then usually fade. 14. Which side-effects are severe enough to force people to discontinue lamotrigine? The side-effect of lamotrigine that most often causes the drug to be discontinued is a rash. Rashes can be mild, similar to a slight sunburn, or can be quite severe resembling a severe case of poison-ivy. The more severe the rash the less likely it is that the individual will be able to continue the medication. ALL rashes should be reported to the physicians prescribing the lamotrigine. A r
