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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Reviewer: er41109, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Lamictal has kept me at a consistent mood. It helped my lengthen the time between my mood swings. I've been taking it now for almost 8 months months. I had stopped it for about two months, but was taken off of it to be on another medication trial then was put back on it right after. It helps control the mania, but it doesn't stop it. I recommend Lamictal to anyone suffering with Bipolar Di
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Reviewer: jrtaylor001, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I've ben on lamotrigine for about 90 days now and have alot of the listed side effects, nausea, sleeplessness, etc, oh and wicked constapation, but the treatment seems to work. I am still in a depressive mood most of the time but not outbursting or screaming at anyone, insomnea and tiredness and alittle weight gain, 5 lbs
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Reviewer: bri-lisa, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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WAS GIVEN TO ME FOR SLEEP IT ACTUALLY DEPRIVED ME OF SLEEP MADE ME HAVE GODZILLA SIZED MOOD SWINGS ANGER TO CRYING AND PUT ME IN A MANIC STATE THE ENTIRE TIME I TOOK IT (2 WEEKS) BEGGED DOCTOR TO TAKE ME OFF AND GIVE ME SOMETHING ELSE.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I have been taking this drug 100mg for almost a year. My drpression and panci attack seems under controll, but I do gain some weight, and feld sleepy in day time, can't sleep at night, need sleep aid help me to sleep. lock of energy.
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