What Other Medications May Interact With Lamotrigine?

What drugs should not be taken with Lamictal?

What Other Medications May Interact With Lamotrigine?

  • Anticonvulsants such as phenytoin (Dilantin®), carbamazepine (Tegretol®/Carbatrol®/Equetro®), phenobarbital, and primidone (Mysoline®)
  • Oral contraceptives (birth control pills)
  • Rifampin (Rifadin®), ritonavir (Norvir®)

What medications should not be taken with Ambien?

A product that may interact with this drug is: sodium oxybate. Other medications can affect the removal of zolpidem from your body, which may affect how zolpidem works. Examples include azole antifungals (such as ketoconazole), rifampin, St. John’s Wort, among others.

What drugs does Ambien interact with?

Moderate Interactions

  • ESZOPICLONE; ZOPICLONE; ZOLPIDEM/STRONG CYP3A4 INHIBITORS.
  • SELECT SEDATIVE HYPNOTICS; BUSPIRONE/STRONG CYP3A4 INDUCERS.
  • ZOLPIDEM/BOCEPREVIR; TELAPREVIR.
  • ZOLPIDEM/CIPROFLOXACIN.
  • ZOLPIDEM/DABRAFENIB.
  • SLEEP DRUGS; TRANQUILIZERS/BUPRENORPHINE & METHADONE FOR MAT.

Can lamoTRIgine cause you not to sleep?

Commonly reported side effects of lamotrigine include: ataxia, skin rash, headache, insomnia, and nausea.

Which antidepressant works best with Lamictal?

Pilot studies have reported the augmentation therapy of lamotrigine with SSRI’s (fluoxetine and paroxetine) to be well tolerated and far more superior in efficacy than that of SSRI monotherapy (Normann et al., 2002; Barbosa et al., 2003).

Does Lamictal make you feel happy?

Lamotrigine is the only mood stabilizer that calms mood swings by lifting the depression rather than suppressing the mania, says Dr. Aiken. “That makes it a great choice for the bipolar spectrum, where the depressive symptoms usually outweigh the manic ones. Its greatest benefit is in prevention.

Is lamotrigine best taken at night?

It’s usual to take lamotrigine once or twice a day. You can take it with or without food. If you take it twice a day, try to space your doses evenly through the day. For example, first thing in the morning and in the evening.

How common is insomnia with Lamictal?

Results: Among 109 patients exposed to LTG, seven (6.4%) had a sleep disturbance of a severity to required a change in therapy.

What medications make bipolar worse?

Antidepressants can trigger mania in people with bipolar disorder. If antidepressants are used at all, they should be combined with a mood stabilizer such as lithium or valproic acid. Taking an antidepressant without a mood stabilizer is likely to trigger a manic episode. Antidepressants can increase mood cycling.

Can you take traZODone with Lamictal?

Using traZODone together with lamoTRIgine may increase side effects such as dizziness, drowsiness, confusion, and difficulty concentrating. Some people, especially the elderly, may also experience impairment in thinking, judgment, and motor coordination.