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Originally Posted by beauflow
I took lamictal for a month, and either that was mixed state, or really bad rapid cycling when I was on it. <snip> I did not take anything else with the Lamictal (which I am seeing is a bad thing I guess with Bipolar)-- I am a little afraid to see my pdoc in about a week and half... I am afraid she will tell me to add anti-psychotics to the mix; which I was not planning on...
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The rapid cycling with adjusting Lamictal dosage is not that unusual, I think. I definitely had that, and it was tough but worth it in the end.
And it's not necessarily bad to be on a mood stabilizer alone. You should be able to wait until the Lamictal is stabilized before considering adding another drug. If your doc wants to move faster than that, you can request to do one medication at a time if that's more comfortable for you.
Many people add an antidepressant but others need the antipsychotics - it depends on your body and symptoms. I added Lamictal to an antidepressant I was already taking.
Hang in there...