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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMICTAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 4 | bipolar 1 | I rated it a 4 because im hopeful of the dosage adjustment changing this. Depakote didnt seem to do anything but im experiencing horrible night terrors (nightmares), lack of concentration, mood swings that change 4/5 times per day. Unable to seperate spiritual/family/feelings from one another. I have been on a higher dose before and did fine, im only on 50 this time. Tomorrow i will consult the doctor, something needs to be done. I do know that NIGHTMARES are a factor of this med. Itching is a mild complication also. The swinging of moods and irritability are my more major concerns. I also take xanax and i have ambien (in case of insomnia and try not to take it too often). | Make sure that you discuss with your family members all changes of meds and your condition because they need to know whether "your really mad" or if its a "mood thing". | F | 43 | 3 months | 10/30/2005 | 4 | BIPOLAR 1 MIXED EPISODES | I'M ON 450 MG INSOMNIA--BAD, NO APPETITE I WENT FROM 180 TO 154 IN 1 1/2 MONTHS...TREMOR IN HANDS IN AM...THATS ABOUT IT..MAYBE SINUS PROBLEMS, BUT HAVE SINUS INFECTION AT THE MOMENT | IT SEEMS OK, BUT I'VE ONLY BEEN ON IT FOR A SHORT TIME, ABOUT 2 WEEKS | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 10/29/2005 | 4 | BiPolar II | It's hard to distinguish what side effect comes from what drug therapies I'm on. Dizziness, weight loss, erratic sleeping patterns. | Best addition to my pharmaceutical war chest yet. It helped me begin to get an idea of what normal people are like. It doesn't erase may disorder difficulties but I had made my life, and those of my family, easier. I've been on Lamictal for about 5 years. The first few years at a lower dosage and upped it to max 2 years ago when I realized I was suffering from an ongoing low level depression for a lengthy time. Much better now. I take it in conjunction with a heavy dose of Lithium, which I've been on over 10 years. I started on Welbutrin for way too many years and a dabble with Depakote. Depakote was the first drug that made me feel truly 'drugged'. Lamictal and Lithium has been ideal and the side effects worth the benefits. BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY. | M | 45 | 5 years | 10/24/2005 | 4 | MOOD DISORDER (Bi-Polar 2) | Absolutely crazy and vivid, often disturbing dreams. GI problems (mostly flatulence). | I just started taking Lamictal recently and noticed an improvement in my mood in 3 days. Also after the 3rd day is when my disturbing and vivid dreams started. The jury is still out on this med for me but I am willing to continue. I have run the gamut on mind altering substances from Prescribed to illegal drugs (which I know didnt help and made me worse, especially ecstacy/MDMA). Ecstacy was fun but I now know how much that stuff messes with your brain chemistry and potentially causing brain damage. I wonder how many people young and old who participate in illegal drugs are causing their own demise into depression, anxiety, bi-polar mood disorders and the like. So far so good with Lamictal though (fingers crossed). | M | 38 | 10 days | 10/19/2005 | 4 | Hypomania | Itchy on my arms but no rash; maybe my drowsiness while driving is related, not sure. I also have been experiencing more frequent hot flashes. I didn't realize that hot flashes could be a side effect of this drug. | I really noticed a huge difference in my moods and thought patterns. I can think clearer and stay focussed longer; less distractable. I really am glad I "found" this medicine. My son, who has Bi Polar II, has just started taking it and is noticing positive effects. | F | 53 | 1 months | 10/14/2005 | 4 | Mood Disorder NOS | Feel slow & tired in the morining an hour after taking it; short term memory loss (I have a hard time recalling words, names, even what I ate for dinner the night before!)hair loss, but was told this is not a side effect. | I feel a lot calmer, happier, not irritable as much. I recently began taking 400mg. I couldn't sleep at night due to racing thoughts and the symptoms came back from the lack of sleep. Going to bed earlier and minimizing my computer use in the evenings helped me to get more sleep. | M | 25 | 6 months | 10/2/2005 | 4 | Depression and Anxiety | Loss of appetite during first month or so. Increased acne during first 2 months. Itchy skin and flu symptoms (but no fever) for 3 days during first month, which I keep down with facial soap and skin conditioner. I am currently suffering from mild memory loss and spelling problems. This isn't dyslexia; I'm not transposing letters, but leaving letters out, or having trouble spelling. | I'm currently on 300 mg once daily. My moods are usually very stable. I was suffering from SEVERE chronic anxiety, agitation, insomnia, and depression for two months prior to starting Lamictal. Gradual improvement as I upped the dosage (started at 50 mg, then moved up by 50 mg every week). Was stable at 250 for a couple of weeks, then had to move up to 300. Been there for about a month and I'm doing well. Did have one weird experience: took 275 one day and suffered from anxiety for 3 to 4 days thereafter. This may or may not have been caused by the one-day lower dosage. Although I'm concerned about longterm memory and spelling problems, this drug is still a life-saver. New users, please note: You MUST give it time to work. The initial side-effects can be a big problem. They do start to decrease after a month or so. This is basically how all psycho-therapeutic drugs work. Just stick with it. | M | 41 | 3 months | 9/29/2005 | 4 | Bipolar II | mild acne, headache, nausea, tremor, muscle aches. All subside gradually for the most part. | Excessive washing worsens the acne. The acne simply resolved when I let my skin oils naturally balance. Strange but true. When you wash your skin too much (hair included!) it stimulates the glands to produce more oil. Pain relievers have no effect on the muscle and headaches. | M | 51 | 4 months | 9/21/2005 | 4 | Bipolar I | Very intense dreams. Trouble breathing sometimes. Stomach pain right after every increase, went away. Insomnia. | Im feeling great as far as my mood, but the dreams are really freaking me out. I am almost nervous to go back to sleep. They last all night dream after dream. | F | 19 | 2 months | 9/1/2005 | 4 | Epilepsy | I started on it in the winter and had night sweats frequently. Sometimes they were so bad that my shirt would be soaked when I woke up. As soon as the warm weather started, I have had excessive sweating all the time. I would be sweating profusely even when i didn't feel that hot. I have also had fatigue, weakness, and difficulty sleeping. My overall mood has also been very negetive. I have been depressed and more paranoid than usual. I work night shift and have been showing signs of sunlight deprivation. Some of these symptoms may be due to sunlight deprivation rather than Lamictal side effects. I am going to be changing shifts soon to see if that makes a difference. I was concerned about the severe sweating considering the list of side effects said nothing about it; but since I now see that others on Lamictal are having the same problem, I am not as worried about it. | The side effects can be a bit annoying, but I still like the drug. When I first started on it at the lower doses, I would feel the | F | 23 | 6 months | 8/16/2005 | 4 | Epilepsy | night sweats, problems with birth control, swollen tonsils, problems with concentration and long/short term memory | Lamictal has done a pretty good job controlling seizures with a few exceptions. I am on the birth control pill, and the Dr. put me on Lamictal b/c he said it didn't interfere with the pill. WRONG!!! I was on my period for almost 7 months straight, while the Dr's experimented with different levels of hormones (The Depo-shot was the winner!). During this experimentation time I started having seizures as they increased the estrogen. So my neuro. increased the lamictal to 300mg/day. At this point I started getting annoying night sweats about 3 times/week, and my tonsils have been swollen for about 3 months now. I am so glad that I found this website b/c I started doing research on the internet, searching for | F | 26 | 16 months | 8/10/2005 | 4 | lamictal | sore throat, pain in ears, crazy dreams that even after I wake up they continue were they left off after falling back to sleep...bathroom issues and worring a little about possibility of some seriuos horrible skin rash killing me | I felt better almost right away racing thoughts have slowed down ...and I feel like I don't need to use alcohol any longer to sooth my condition..THIS IS A FIRST ...and I have been on many different medications.. | F | 39 | 3 weeks | 8/8/2005 | 4 | depression | Acne, joint pain in fingers, bruise more easily, weight gain, periods/PMS definitely worse. | I take 100mg Lamictal and 75mg Effexor daily. Nothing has ever worked as well as Prozac did for 3 years -- it then stopped working regardless of dose adjustment/combinations. But this combo has been pretty good; definite mood stabilization/elevation, and my thinking feels less scattered. Effexor on its own was never quite right. Unfortunately, the side effects suck. I'd finally been clear of acne for a while -- breaking out again definitely correlated with going on Lamictal, as did weight gain and PMS. The weight gain is minor. The joint pain, which I didn't see listed anywhere as a side effect til coming here and seeing that others have experienced it, freaks me out. I'm a writer/editor and type all day, and was afraid I was getting early onset arthritis or something. I've been using arnica gel 3-4x daily, which really helps. Pretty instant relief. I hate having to be on meds at all, but am glad to have found a combo that in the scheme of things doesn't have heinous side effects. | F | 34 | 4 months | 8/3/2005 | 4 | Bipolar | Also taking 900 lithium with 200 lamictal, occasional clonazapam. Irritated eyes, red eyes, tense neck and shoulders, unable to concentrate, feel wired up, depressed, have no idea what's true anymore, cannot trust gut instincts, feel | I don't know what's helping and what's not. I sometimes want to go off all meds to see where the clean slate is. | F | 28 | 4 months | 7/12/2005 | 4 | Bipolar | Maybe a bit more tired during the day, initially. Some very vivid, disturbing dreams and night sweats but that could be meno. Side effects diminished after a few weeks. | Been on all the usual suspects...this works best for me. Clears my thinking and memory, evens mood, no deep depressions, increased energy. (Lithium turned me into a zombie.) Anti-depression meds had unreliable or zero results, Wellbutrin made me manic... Took Lamictal for 18 months, went off it & went down the hole. :( Recently resumed, already feeling MUCH better. | F | 47 | 2 years | 7/2/2005 | 4 | Partial Complex Seizures | Acne in upper arms and back, excess salivation. | Great overall! I've been on Lamictal for over three years now. Partial complex seizures from skull fracture during the Gulf War have decreased dramatically with this medication. I am currently on three meds. Dilantin, Neurontin and lamictal. Since I was put on Lamictal and stopped smoking marijuana I have not had a seizure for six months now (if you like to get high STOP!.) I couldn't stay up late before without having several seizures back to back. My profession sometimes requires me to work long hours because of deadlines ext. (artist)I plan to continue on Lamictal and decrease the dosage of the other meds. Great medication overall. | M | 3 years | 6/26/2005 | 4 | mood issues | None | I have been on Lamictal for just a month. I started with 25 mg for 2 weeks, increased to 50 mg for 2 weeks and then went to 100 mg once a day about a week ago. The day after I went to 100 mg I noticed a major change in moods. I felt positive for the first time in quite a while. I will stay at 100 as long as I continue feeling this way. The dr said to increase to 100 mg twice a day if I start noticing decrease effectiveness. | M | 43 | 1 months | 6/24/2005 | 4 | Bipolar II with psychosis | Acne, hairloss, body order (pew), sweating (embarrassing), breast size increase (seriously). decrease in depression. maybe weight gain. | Been most constant drug in past year. | F | 35 | 14 months | 6/23/2005 | 4 | bipolar depression mood stablizer | @ 1st the only side effect was ablity to sleep @ nite, the whole nite, now I can't sleep through, some acne more than when I was a teen, dry mouth sinus dry head aches, not as depressed, can't concentrate less impulsive better moods overall not so many different in one day :) alcohol does make me depressed and suicidal, i can still cry@ any minute, but less hopless. more edgy snap easy@ the stupidist things, around my monthly i get really angery want to break things.anxious memory loss, like what did I eat for dinner yesterday? concentration I can't even read a magizine w\o reading it 2x. | I have been on other 'antidepressants' paxil prozac, wellbutrin, plus being on the BC pill, I was very moody, bitchy violent, now I have been off any hormonal BC and taken lamictal for a little over a year slowly upping it to 200mg daily doesn't seem to be my happy medium anymore? should I see about taking anything more with it? or get it upped again? I don't know but the anger is more my problem now the being depressed? over all I like this better then anything else I just want to sleep and be able to concentrate. | F | 27 | 18 months | 6/23/2005 | 4 | Bipolar & depression | At 200mg-Cant breathe or sleep well (wake up 5 hours after getting to bed), heart beats crazy, acne (not too bad), grinding teeth.Beginning dose-knot in throat (glands) and aggitation-went away. | Going back to 150mg again. I may have increased to 200mg too fast.1-2 days of increase dose, I get agitated but it goes away and works so great for depression and the aggitation (I dont scream and yell like a maniac or want to yell). | F | 31 | 2 months | 6/20/2005 | 4 | Bipolar & depression | At 200mg-Cant breathe or sleep well (wake up 5 hours after getting to bed), heart beats crazy,acne (not too bad), grinding teeth.Beginning dose-knot in throat (glands) and aggitation-went away. Bad dizziness too! I fell over! | Going back to 150mg again. I may have increased to 200mg too fast.1-2 days of increase dose, I get agitated but it goes away and works so great for depression and the aggitation (I dont scream and yell like a maniac or want to yell). | F | 31 | 2 months | 6/20/2005 | 4 | partial complex seizures | M | 10 | 2 years | 6/7/2005 | 4 | Bipolar | None, until hitting 200 mg then, lower back, neck and joint pain. Short term memory problems, itching skin but no rash, metallic taste in mouth, irritability (could be from not feeling well), sleepiness, dizziness, occasional nausea, cough, sinus and nasal congestion. | I have gone back to 150 mg for the time being, hoping to relieve some of the side effects, hopefully I will be able to go back up to 200mg. Lamictal has been a wonderful mood stabilizer for me. My anxiety, depression, social anxiety all seem to be under control. I am still skeptical because I am a rapid cycler and have been on numerous drugs with no long term relief. Despite the side effects I am hoping this will work for me. The cost is in my opinion astronomical (no prescription coverage) and I am on a fixed disability income. | F | 53 | 4 months | 6/4/2005 | 4 | Bipolar 1 | Irritation to people around me | Well so far it has worked pretty well no complaints | F | 15 | 25 weeks | 6/1/2005 | 4 | Bipolar/depression | Night sweats; sleep disturbance | Seems to reduce depression; the side effects are relatively minor as long as you don't see a rash; it takes a long time to increase to the effective dose (about 200 mg) because you are supposed to watch out for the rash. | M | 33 | 2 months | 5/27/2005 | 4 | bpd, depression | Only 2 side effects; stiff legs, vivid dreams. | Tried many anti depressants, anti psychotic, and anti manic meds for bpd with depression. lamictal seems to be keeping my mood steady, without any bad side effects.So far, very impressed. Gonna try 5htp with it for a serotonon boost, will post again in 2 weeks. | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 5/21/2005 | 4 | Bipolar NOS | dry mouth,fine hand tremors, unquenchable thirst at times, but seems to be improved if caffeine/salt limited. Some decrease in mental functioning-recall,names,etc.on 100mg currently and feel no depression, less irritable definately. | none | F | 27 | 30 days | 5/5/2005 | 4 | bipolar disorder | some racing thoughts, sexual side effects, vivid dreams just after increasing dosage. | I have been treated for bipolar disorder for the last six years and have tried literally every single medication that is applicable to the treatment of this disease. I am super-sensitive to side effects at even small doses of medication and lamictal was the only medication I could stand that worked without overwhelming me. I have been on it for the past 3 years, and have been stable, functioning, and feeling great the whole time. The antidepressant qualities of the drug are perfect for people like me who have depressive tendencies but who cannot take antidepressants due to the mania they induce. | F | 23 | 3 years | 4/23/2005 | 4 | Bi-Polar/Depression | Memory, Extreme Dizziness, Sinus Pain, Diahreea at night, Minor Skin Rash on Arms, Some Trouble Sleeping, Some Periods of Feeling like Fainting. | Good Medication. Exept for ALL the Side Effects Shit I am dealing with! | F | 25 | 6 months | 4/22/2005 | 4 | Epilepsy. (Grand Mal Seizures) | Memory Loss, Constantly being nervous | fewer side effects than dilantin, but the memory loss issue is disturbing. | M | 31 | 4 years | 4/19/2005 | 4 | Mood stabilizer | Massive Sinus congestion causes displacement of my bite and jaw pain, sometimes I feel like I'm going to drown in the massive amounts of congestion that drains. Increase Body Odor that even breaks through antiperspirant. Extraordinarily graphic nightmares controlled with imipramine. | I do feel like it stabilizes my moods without totally numbing my emotions but this sinus thing is driving me crazy! | F | 43 | 4 months | 4/17/2005 | 4 | epilepsy (grand mal) | I experience some insomnia and seem to have slight memory problems and am slower to process things | Other than those side effects I really like Lamictal. I thas really cut down on the seizures that I have had. Its also made me less edgy and nervous. | F | 23 | 3 years | 4/14/2005 | 4 | seizure disorder | Increased sweating and possibly complexion problems (excessively dry skin on my face) although I am not completely sure that the two are directly related | I have been at 200mg twice a day for 4 weeks and I am finally weaned of the trileptal that I was taking previously. I can say that I have a lot more energy on Lamictal compared to Trileptal and I am extremely hopeful. | F | 31 | 30 days | 4/8/2005 | 4 | bipolar II | Overall I feel great, WAY better than lithium which made me nauseous and gave me the most hideous taste in my mouth. I am having really heavy night sweats which is annoying but I can deal with it better than the yuck mouth. I'm on 100mg/day + cymbalta. | RASH - I'm worried about the rash, something is happening on one of my elbows and behind one knee, could someone who got the rash tell me what it looks and feels like? | F | 32 | 2 months | 3/29/2005 | 4 | BPD and Bipolar I | I did not experience any side effects. | I love this medicine. It has done wonders in improving my mood and making it more stable. I don't know what I would have done without this medication. | F | 24 | 6 months | 2/10/2005 | 4 | depression | extreme itchiness over entire body....very sensitive now to fragrances | F | 55 | 6 months | 1/17/2005 | 4 | Bipolar | None really | I like it. My moods have stabalized. People tell me I seem happier. Depressed moods are no where near as bad as before. Manic moods aren't either. | F | 27 | 4 months | 1/1/2005 | 4 | Bipolar | None really | I like it. My moods have stabalized. People tell me I seem happier. Depressed moods are no where near as bad as before. Manic moods aren't either. | F | 27 | 4 months | 1/1/2005 | 4 | bipolar | tired, dry mouth | helped level me out a bit | M | 33 | 4 months | 12/30/2004 | 4 | Epilepsy (Complex Partial Seizures) | Double vision and dizziness at a dosage of 100 mg, qid (4 times daily). These side effects are now not taking place at a dosage of 50 mg, tid (3 times daily). | Lamictal is being taken along with Depakote. Depakote is being taken at a dosage of 500 mg. tid (3 times daily). Complex Partial Seizures have continued to take place from approximately 1 to 6 weeks. Most of the time only 1 seizure takes place each time. | M | 54 | 8 years | 12/17/2004 | 4 | Bipolar II | No side effects until I increased the dose to 200 mg; now the only thing I notice is sort of a | I am a completely different person on this, for the better. After trying so many other drugs, the recent side effects aren't bothersome at all compared to anything else I've taken. I really think this has been a miracle drug for me. | F | 25 | 6 months | 12/15/2004 | 4 | Bipolar disorder, rapid cycling | Blurry vision | M | 43 | 6 months | 11/29/2004 | 4 | epilepsy | tremor, nausea, blurred vision | I've never felt better than I did for the first two months I was on Lamictal. Unfortunately, it did get a little weaker after that. Still, the seizure control has been pretty good, the side effects are minimal and it mellowed out my mood swings a bit. | F | 24 | 6 months | 9/8/2004 | 4 | bipolar disorder | I have been taking 300 mg for about 8 months and it has helped to stabilize my moods; I have had little or no side effects. I am also taking Ambien. | F | 54 | 8 months | 8/12/2004 | 4 | Bipolar 1 | Swollen feet, legs | works great. Very few side effects except for swollen, sore feet.... | F | 30 | 1 weeks | 8/1/2004 | 4 | Bipolar II- Very Rapid Cycling | The rash... even though I started small and increased slowly. I guess I was one of the unlucky few to get it. | This was the first of many drugs I've tried for Bipolar. It was the only one that I have been able to tolerate and feel like myself. I really wish I would have been able to continue taking it. | F | 19 | 6 weeks | 6/28/2004 | 4 | bipolar disorder | drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, confusion, brief period of activation after taking it | the large 100mg tablets are very hard to swallow and need to be coated | F | 51 | 1 years | 5/18/2004 | 4 | bi polar | a little dizzeness and clumsy when changed to a higher dose...but this does not last long out of all the mood stabilzers i have tried this is by far the best.....with nurontin being the worst | 41 | 9 months | 5/18/2004 | 4 | epilepsy/organic mood disorder | sleepiness but not as much as when on other medications | Seems to work well for me including controlling most of my weird seizures | F | 42 | 2 years | 12/18/2003 | 4 | seizures | very few | first epilepsy med I am really lucid on. | M | 25 | 2 years | 11/18/2003 | 4 | parital sezeire | M | 33 | | 2/10/2003 | 4 | Bipolar II Disorder | Very very sleepy while increasing dosage. Nausea in the middle of the night while increasing dosage. Some trouble with bloody noses. | This medication has helped so much to combat my depression after my child was born. No other medication seemed to help, and I noticed a difference after my first day on Lamictal. | F | 34 | 75 days | 12/7/2001 | 5 | Bipolar | Loss of coordination. This medicine has worked wonders! I take it at night and do not wake up in the morning feeling hungover. | F | 34 | 5 years 300 MG | 5/21/2013 | 5 | Bipolar | Very itchy. I get little individual hive welts that appear and then vanish within minutes. I've never gotten the dangerous rash though. Otherwise it has been literally a life saver. It keeps my mood within healthy ranges but I also still feel emotions intensely -- in other words, it hasn't made me feel "flat" or anything. It doesn't have any negative cognitive effects for me. The itchiness is worth it considering all the good it's done me. | F | 23 | 3 years 400mg | 5/8/2013 | 5 | Sensory overload (autism) | Not too many. When starting treatment I felt somewhat high/spaced out. Some people get pretty bad headaches or muscle pain, but I did not get that at all. At higher doses (~500 mg +), you may get minor double vision (your eyes might cross ever so slightly). Also, I got NO RASH! | Have a knowledgeable doctor prescribe this for you. Escalate the dose properly. My doctor even tested my lamotrigine blood levels to make sure everything was alright. This drug was excellent for the dissociation/depersonalization I get when I have sensory overload. It helps sensory integration. I have asperger's syndrome. I am on 600 mg of this drug, and even at this high dose, the side effects are very mild. | M | 22 | 4 years 300 mg 2X D | 4/12/2013 | 5 | Major Depressive Disorder/Psychosis | Black dots and itching skin and crawling sentations from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed. Almosts like tactile hallucinations. They can be distracting. I have to pee more and I get dehydrated faster.But other than that i hope all goes well and no more side effects pop up! :) | I love lamictal it took 4 weeks to kick in on 25mg and just got amazing on 50mg. Psych doc said why not up it so u feel even better? I waz skeptical but its amazing on 100mg. Stables my mood swings and depression. I'm aggitated less and my suicidal thoughts gone and my irrational thought to hurt others and myself are gone. My paranoia is not and of course not my voices but its not an anti psychotic so yaa. My family is happy and I'm doin great in school. | M | 18 | 6 weeks 100mg 1X D | 1/24/2013 | 5 | bipolar type 2 (mostly depression) | insomnia (mild). minor itching | Only 2 weeks on this and so far it's been amazing. I know its very early days but its as if I have been released from a prison sentence. The floor has come up and the ceiling has come down and I am much more comfortable with this new space. I'm not so damn emotional but oddly enough I am more empathic and supportive to others. Best thing is the self hatred has gone. I am sorry that others have done not so well on this and I hope you find something that works. Best wishes! V | M | 45 | 14 days 25 1X D | 12/9/2012 | 5 | Bipolar II, Narcolepsy | Some drowsiness, appetite loss, minor rash on start up which cleared up after a couple of weeks. | Lamictal was the the sixth mood stabilizer my psychiatrist prescribed me after the previous five caused problematic reactions. It was the most effective medication I have been prescribed for treating my rabid cycling bipolar II. I was diagnosed with narcolepsy 6 years after I started taking lamictal, and discovered that the lamictal had been preventing catapletic episodes, along with the bipolar treatment. | F | 24 | 8 years 300MG 1X D | 11/15/2012 | 5 | Bipolar | NONE - definitely worth trying if you're Bipolar and feeling hopeless. So much better than Lithium. That's when you'll fee like a Halloween zombie. | F | 60 | 12 years 100 1X D | 10/11/2012 | 5 | bipolar | none | wonder drug. wouldnt be able to live a normal life without it. have tried all sorts of other mood stabilizers and none were effective like this one. feel sorry for the people who had sensitivity to the side effects of this med. because it works great! | F | 35 | 2 years 300 mg 1X D | 10/1/2012 |