Contents
pdf Download PDF
pdf Download XML
336 Views
117 Downloads
Share this article
Case Report | Volume:1 issue 1 (2016) (Jan-Dec, 2016) | Pages 1 - 4
Lamotrigine-induced hallucination in patient with bipolar disorder and no history of epilepsy or psychosis: a case report and literature review
 ,
1
Department of chemistry, college of science, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Diwaniyah, Iraq
Under a Creative Commons license
Open Access
Received
Feb. 10, 2004
Revised
March 29, 2004
Accepted
April 26, 2004
Published
Sept. 29, 2004
Abstract

We report a rare case of hallucinations in a patient with bipolar affective disorder BAD without any history of psychosis or epilepsy following the introduction of lamotrigine as an add-on medication to her current treatment with lithium carbonate. The patient has been on two previous medications (quetiapine and sodium valproate) without significant improvement and only showed partial response to lithium. Lamotrigine was introduced as an adjunctive medication with her lithium carbonate. Her dose of lithium was 800 mg once daily with satisfactory lithium levels.She started to report complex auditory and visual hallucinations which started two days after starting lamotrigine (25 mg once daily) and increased with its dose increase to 50 mg once daily two weeks later and resolved completely with stopping it. Hallucinations following lamotrigine treatment in non- epileptic patients are an extremely rare reaction and only few similar case reports are reported in literature.Awareness of this rare but serious side effect is important to avoid confusion with other psychotic symptoms related to mental illness and avoid unnecessary treatment.

Keywords
Recommended Articles
Research Article
Effect of Teriparatide on Fracture Healing and Functional Outcomes in Osteoporotic Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study.
...
Published: 19/07/2025
Research Article
Clinical Outcomes Of Intra-Articular Glucosamine-Chondroitin In Early-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Double-Blind Trial
...
Published: 26/07/2025
Research Article
Age-Dependent changes in Oxidative stress biomarkers in patients with differential severity of Coronary Artery Disease
...
Published: 27/06/2025
Research Article
Comparison of Oxidative Stress Variation with Severity of Hypertension
...
Published: 27/06/2025
© Copyright CPD Bulletin Clinical Biochemistry