Lamotrigine trial results
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 6:31 am
Hi Guys,
yes, i have been quiet for a while but all has been well. In the same week that I received a blue badge (hurrah!) I also received a letter from the Consultant that was overseeing the Lamotrigine trial that I was on for 2 years and that finshed last Autumn. It turns out that I was in the 50% on the placebo, which is what I'd suspected all along. It was a double blind trial so the doctors did not know that either. That was no surprise although the overall results sadly were. It appears that Lamotrigine does not have any significant affect on slowing down axonal deterioration for those like me who have SPMS and that the drug will not be recommended as a treatment. Oh well. Back to the drawing board....
Muu
yes, i have been quiet for a while but all has been well. In the same week that I received a blue badge (hurrah!) I also received a letter from the Consultant that was overseeing the Lamotrigine trial that I was on for 2 years and that finshed last Autumn. It turns out that I was in the 50% on the placebo, which is what I'd suspected all along. It was a double blind trial so the doctors did not know that either. That was no surprise although the overall results sadly were. It appears that Lamotrigine does not have any significant affect on slowing down axonal deterioration for those like me who have SPMS and that the drug will not be recommended as a treatment. Oh well. Back to the drawing board....
Muu