if you click under treatments, I think you'll find peoples reviews of lamictal...I had no problems with it. Def. contact your doc though.

as a anti depressent and mood stablizer if you are experiencing sucidal thoughts you should talk to your dr asap

it worked great for me from the first day three years ago

It took a little while for it to work for me as well. But once it started to work, I started to love it. I would call your doc if you feel that it is not working for you. Good luck

good if prescribed correctly

Has taken four months on this med to notice any real benefit but now at 300mg and feel better than I have in years. Seriously.

Gotta wait. Hate that about psych meds. Lamictal has a big build up period, so it takes time. And I was pissed off at first by the same thing. . . but in the end it worked a lot better than anything else I had tried. know it sounds stupid, but just keep taking it. can't hurt, yes?

Lamicatal has been very good for me.

Fabulous for me wonder drug :))

I'm in my 5th week, I don't feel so deep down but still wishing it would do more. I totally am with you, Hopefully it will kick in soon, for both of us. Keep in touch with dr.

if yr doctor is smart, s/he will start you off on a VERY small dose to ensure you don't develop that nasty rash that some lamictal users get.

so yr probably only on 25 or 50 mg now, no?

you will not start to feel a difference for quite a while, hun.

but when you do, if yr anything like me, you will feel WAY BETTERI.

it just takes time.

It calms me and has been working, but no med is miracle cure. You still have to work on your thinking patterns.

It took forever to work up to a therapeutic dosage but once I was there it worked great. I still have to take an anti-depressant and an anti-psychotic though.

It has worked very well for me -- but you are supposed to start at a very low dose (25mg) and work your way up slowly. Otherwise, you are at risk for getting "the rash" which is similar to what you would experience with an allergic reaction. And it is potentially fatal, although most people who do get it, don't die from it.

Be patient, and if you can endure it, stick with it. Will take a month or two at least for most people, to see any benefit from it.

Once I got on a full dose, which took over a month, it still took some time to figure out what worked best.

Since I also take Cymbalta, an antidepressant, I take a low dose of each and that works well for me.

i take 150mgs a day, it has help the whole time i been on it . if you don't think its working call your pdoc because there could be something else going on.

candy(org) It took me about 2 weeks to start to work. And the final build up rate is 5 weeks. Mine had to go up gradually to 300 mg. Good luck!!