Comparing Fluoxetine vs Lamotrigine
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| Fluoxetine | Lamotrigine |
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Prescription only
Fluoxetine may be used for the treatment of certain types of mood disorders and also some eating disorders. It is more likely to cause insomnia than drowsiness. Taking fluoxetine with other... View more |
Prescription only
Lamotrigine is used to decrease the frequency and severity of seizures in some types of epilepsy and also to stabilize mood in bipolar I disorder. It is an oral tablet that is taken once or twice a... View more |
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| More about Fluoxetine | More about Lamotrigine | ||||||||
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Fluoxetine has an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from a total of 2246 ratings on Drugs.com. 66% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% reported a negative effect. |
Lamotrigine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 1849 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 15% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||
View all Fluoxetine side effects |
View all Lamotrigine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
View all Fluoxetine prices |
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| Prozac | Lamictal, Lamictal CD, Lamictal ODT, Lamictal XR, Subvenite | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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210 hours |
25.7 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 683 drugs are known to interact with Fluoxetine:
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A total of 287 drugs are known to interact with Lamotrigine:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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December 29, 1987 |
December 27, 1994 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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