I have started a new medicine prescribed by my psychiatrist called "Lamicta!


Question: While it is used for seizures, it is also, apparently used for some kinds of depression and/or bipolar disorders.

Are any of you familiar with it and/or taking it?


Answers: While it is used for seizures, it is also, apparently used for some kinds of depression and/or bipolar disorders.

Are any of you familiar with it and/or taking it?

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2001 and my doctor had me try everything from A-Z. The medications either did not help, made things worse or had awful side effects. After 3 years of suffering I got a second opinion, was weaned from the medications I was taking and tried Lamictal. I have been stable, happy, not depressed or manic and able to function like a normal person. It is an anti-seizure medication, but it is also used for bipolar disorder/depression. It works wonderful for me and has for the last 3 years. I have had no bothersome side effects from it either. I really ran out of hope as nothing else seemed to work for me, but the Lamictal does. I have been taking it twice daily for 3 years now. Hope this helps. Check out the website too. www.lamictal.com

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My wife takes it, as a result of a traumatic brain injury from an auto accident. It does seem to help her depression quite a bit.

The pills can either be swallowed with water or chewed.

http://www.lamictal.com/

should tell you all you need to know. xxx

See www.drugs.com and www.crazymeds.us

For bipolar disorder it is used as a mood stabilizer. I'm not sure how it works, but I have been on it for over 3 years, in addition to other medications, for bipolar disorder. I do know that since it takes a while for this drug to get into your system, do NOT stop taking it without your doctor's approval.

I've been on it for little over a year, in addition to some other bipolar meds and it really does seem to work quite well. It has fairly strong antidepressant effects, in addition to being a mood stabilizer and is has been suggested by many specialists to be one of the most effective meds for managing Bipolar II. A lot of people on it have had dramatic improvements.

One thing you need to be aware of is that the dose MUST be raised extremely gradually in order to reduce the risk of a potentially fatal rash (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome)...a very rare, but scary, side effect. If you have any sign of a rash, call your doctor ASAP. Most rashes that have happened as a side effect are just benign and nothing to worry about, but it is not possible to tell at first if it is harmless or serious.





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