Bipolar Disorder Support Group
Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.
It could take up to six weeks to work and you have to take your dose up slowly.The dose could be 150mg to 600mg per day. It took a while for it to work for me but it finaly did (thank god) I take 200mg per day but was up to 300mg. Then Doc added topamax 200 mg and that really helped. Best of luck to you. p.s. try not to slap your husband.
But after a little bit, it really helped me to even out. Try to hang in
Good luck and try to hang in there!
I was started on 25mg of lamictal and they raised the dosage by 25 mg for 4 weeks my mood was not completely under control so the dosage was increased in 50 mg to 150 mg
then after a while up to 200, then 250 and finally 300.
I have been extremely stable, it may take time but it is an amazing medication and when it works it works very well,
just give it time like everyone says :)
Give it time, it does take a while. If you go up too fast you could run the risk of the rash know as stevens johnson syndrome.