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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was prescribed Lamictal for anxiety and bipolar II. My doctor started me on 25mg for two weeks, with the plan to continue to titrate up. After a week and a half, I had to stop taking it. It helped greatly with my anxiety but I became incredibly depressed and had recurring suicidal thoughts which I maybe only ever had once before Lamictal. I was so scared of how I felt just on 25mg that I message
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Reviewer: 2424, 19-24 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I am not officially diagnosed, my doctor suspects either bipolar 2 or borderline personality disorder. I was on and off antidepressants and antipsychotics for about 2 years and nothing had an affect on me. My moods were out of control and I was constantly suicidal. I got put on Lamictal (now along with seraqual) 8 months ago and it completely changed my life. Although my moods arenâ??t comple
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Reviewer: friend, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Lamictal absolutely saved my life and I could see the results building steadily over time. The biggest area of change was in my irritability, which I saw dramatically decrease from near constant, blinding rage to almost nonexistence (1 day of irritability every couple months). My manic episodes are also noticeably decreased. My depression has decreased the least, but that is also because I have
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Reviewer: Anxious driver , 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Iâ??ve been on only 25 mg for a few weeks and have read so many scary horrible reviews about the side effects Iâ??m afraid to go up to 50 mg. Iâ??ve watched every lamictal you tube video review, and read every article online I can find, and continue to worry this drug was prescribed to me incorrectly by a psychiatrist who saw me for the first time for literally only 5 minutes. I don
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Reviewer: Elle, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have bipolar II disorder. I stopped medication for about 3 years because I felt myself stabilizing. I never had any major episodes, but I tend to be more hypomanic than depressed. I decided to start taking medication again because although I could function, it was a daily struggle to manage my moods. More mature and in tune to my mental health, I communicated my needs and concerns to my new psy
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