I had severe gastric problems with Lamictal

In fact most bipolar meds made me very sick.

I was on 12 different meds in one year !
I never knew if I was adjusting to a new med or going through withdrawl from the old med.

Finally my Pdoc took me off everything cold turkey...gave me 3 months to make sure everything was out of my system.

Now I have successfully been on 1000 mg of Depakote as a mood stabilizer and Xanax and Buspar to help with anxiety.

It took me 7 years to find a good med combo.

Don't give up !

I'm sorry Lamictal didn't work for you. It can make some people feel sick. It made me nauseous the first couple weeks on was on it.

The only horrible side effect I've had from meds was Risperdone. It gave me a reaction where my eyes would uncontrollably roll into the back of my head, so I had to stop that immediately.

Latuda worked all right for me, (I was actually one of the people who tested Latuda before it was put on the market) but my insurance company refused to cover it.

Right now my med lists is Lamictal 100 mg, Buspirone 10 mg, Wellbutrin 300 XL, and Fluvoxamine 100 mg.

I really liked Lamictal but had to come off of it due to another side effect.... 30 days isn't a long time and you may not be on a therapeutic dose yet??... The dose is usually raised slowly... It can take a while before we see the benefits of meds Amanda... I hope you will soon... Big hug...x

I was on Lamictal for a while, but it eventually stopped working for me. I was on Depakote and it ended up making me very sick.

Right now I'm on Topamax and Zyprexa and so far so good.

I rock it old school with Lithium. Also Trazadone and Vistaril. I was on Celexa when first diagnosed but haven't taken it in a year or so. These are my first prescriptions -- so lucky to hit the Lotto on the first shot.

Lamictal 150 mg and 30 mg of Tamazapam for sleep. I loved Depakote but I lost half my hair and it made me gain weight! I am pretty even keel but things can set me off and I can still have highs and lows just not so high and not so low. Lamictal made me start feeling better at 75 mg at that point I knew it was working. By the second month I was doing pretty good.

I tried some that made me sick, and Lithium with blood checks was not for me!

Don't give up for sure!

I had problems with Lamictal & lithium. Right now, my working combo is: 25mg Abilify, 4mg klonopin (prn), 150mg Wellbutrin, 300mg fluvoxamine, 6mg Prazosin & 600mg gabapentin. I fluctuate on the Wellbutrin, going between 100-300mg usually depending on the time of year. I think it's time to go up.

I'm on 200mg of lamictal and so far it has worked. I'm also on 8mg of abilify...not bad.

thankyou im gona try it again

im on lamctail 400 mgs a day. 4 yrs

lithium 1200 mgs a day.5 yrs

Xanax 4-6 mgs prn a day 11 yrs.

I take a handful of meds each day but the ones that have finally made a good combo and help with the depression better than any combo I have been on is Vybrid, Rexulti, Lamictil and thorizine. The resulti is a new drug and I am having to get it through a patient assistance program due to the cost but it made a huge difference in just three days of taking it. I was amazed at how much better I felt and I swear by it for real. I have probably been on everything out there at least once but this combo really works for me. Hope you find something that does the same for you!!