I've been on Lamictal for about 5 months. This has been the best drug I've every been on (Lithium, Depakoate, Tegretol, Neurontin). I've gotten no side effects luckily and it's help with the depression as well as the mania. It's changed my life in unimaginable ways. I'm on a pretty good cocktail now - Lamictal, Lexapro, Focalin, Strattera (also have ADHD), Xanax. The past 5 months have been the best in over a decade.