Limpid Pools - Lamictal is used with Lithium, more than with any other Lamictal combination. The lithium blunts the highs (ie. mania) and the lamotrigine tackles the depression. On paper this combination looks great, and there have been a lot of success stories with it.
What you are doing is taking a very potent antimanic agent (lithium) and probably the best non-antidepressant, antidepressant (lamotrigine/Lamictal™ - very little risk of manic switch.
Unfortunately, the weight problem "may" , I repeat "may" return. By forcing yourself to eat healthy, without cheating, you should be able to stem the weight gain tide. Keeping a food journal and writing down what you and when, gives you an at a glance look at where the intake problem is occurring. Be strong darlin'!
I was going to mention this combo earlier (and I may have), but at the I was going to bring it up you were so anti-lithiumI thought it wiser to keep my mouth shut.
C'mon, get out there and win one for the team !!!!
If ya need cheerleaders, bptoo and I will break out the pom-poms and short skirts (did I tell ya that we're both Scottish, lass). Ummm .... nevermind. Between you and me, I think bp's got bigger pom-poms than me.
Thinking about ya. - Cam
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