Drug details

Lamictal XR (lamotrigine extended-release tablets)

type of Anticonvulsants, Other

Lamictal XR (lamotrigine) is an anti-epileptic drug used alone or in combination with other medications to treat seizures in adults and children who are at least 2 years old. Lamictal XR is also used to delay mood episodes in adults with bipolar disorder.

The drug is often used to treat Bipolar disorder .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache
• sore throat
• nausea
• diarrhea
• vomiting
• dizziness
• blurred vision
• sleep problems (insomnia)
• drowsiness
• back pain
• Lack of coordination
• dry mouth
• tired feeling
• runny nose
• changes in your menstrual periods
• stomach pain or upset
• hot flashes
• double vision
• shaking (tremor)

The following drugs are related to Lamictal XR, 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)
• Depacon (valproic acid)
• Depakene (valproic acid)
• Depakote (depakote divalproex sodium tablets)
• Depakote ER (divalproex sodium)
• Valtoco (diazepam nasal spray)
• Dilantin (phenytoin)
• Dilantin 125 (phenytoin oral suspension)
• Dilantin Infatabs (phenytoin tablets)
• Dilantin Kapseals (extended phenytoin sodium capsules)
• Eprontia (topiramate oral solution)
• Fintepla (fenfluramineoral solution)
• Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium injection)
• Neurontin (gabapentin)
• Gabitril (tiagabine hydrochloride)
• Keppra (levetiracetam)
• Keppra Injection (levetiracetam)
• Keppra XR (levetiracetam extended-release tablets)
• Lamictal (lamotrigine)
• Roweepra XR (levetiracetam extended-release tablets)
• Lithobid (lithium carbonate tablets)
• Lybalvi (olanzapine and samidorphan tablets)
• Seizalam (midazolam for injection)
• Rufinamide (rufinamide tablets)
• Topamax (topiramate)
• Tridione (trimethadione tablets)
• Zonisade (zonisamide oral suspension)