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Lamictal is a prescription medication containing the active ingredient is lamotrogine used to control or prevent seizures caused by epilepsy or Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in people older than two years of age. Lamictal is an anticonvulsant medication and is usually taken with additional antiepileptic medications. Lamictal works by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain. This medication may also be used to control the mood swings characteristic of bipolar disorder in people older than 18 years of age.
Lamictal (lamotrigine) is a prescription anti-convulsant drug. It can be used alone or in combination with other medications to treat seizures in adults and children over the age of 2. It has also been used to treat mood swings in adults with bipolar disorder.
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