Drug details

Lamictal (lamotrigine)

type of Anticonvulsants, Other

Lamictal (lamotrigine) is an anticonvulsant used alone or in combination with other antiseizure medications for treating certain types of seizures. Lamictal is available as a generic drug.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• dizziness,
• blurred vision,
• vomiting,
• sore throat,
• stomach pain,
• upset stomach,
• dry mouth,
• drowsiness,
• back pain,
• double vision,
• loss of coordination, 
• tired feeling,
• changes in menstrual periods,
• sleep problems (insomnia).
• shaking (tremors),
• sleepiness,
• runny nose, or

The following drugs are related to Lamictal, either as a replacement or used together:

• Abilify Asimtufii (aripiprazole for extended-release injectable suspension)
• Diamox Tablets and Injection (acetazolamide tablets and injection)
• Briviact (brivaracetam oral solution and intravenous injection)
• Tegretol (carbamazepine)
• Vraylar (cariprazine capsules)
• Xcopri (cenobamate tablets)
• Klonopin (clonazepam)
• Depakote (depakote divalproex sodium tablets)
• Valtoco (diazepam nasal spray)
• Valium (diazepam tablets)
• Dilantin (phenytoin)
• Dilantin 125 (phenytoin oral suspension)
• Dilantin Infatabs (phenytoin tablets)
• Dilantin Kapseals (extended phenytoin sodium capsules)
• Eprontia (topiramate oral solution)
• Peganone (ethotoin)
• Fintepla (fenfluramineoral solution)
• Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium injection)
• Neurontin (gabapentin)
• Gabitril (tiagabine hydrochloride)
• Keppra (levetiracetam)
• Keppra Injection (levetiracetam)
• Keppra XR (levetiracetam extended-release tablets)
• Lamictal XR (lamotrigine extended-release tablets)
• Roweepra XR (levetiracetam extended-release tablets)
• Lithobid (lithium carbonate tablets)
• Lybalvi (olanzapine and samidorphan tablets)
• Seizalam (midazolam for injection)
• Nayzilam (midazolam nasal spray)
• Trileptal (oxcarbazepine)
• Rufinamide (rufinamide tablets)
• Topamax (topiramate)
• Tridione (trimethadione tablets)
• Vigadrone (vigabatrin for oral solution)
• Zonisade (zonisamide oral suspension)

The following supplements are related to Lamictal, and may be used together with the drug:

• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)