Effexor and trileptal are my ad and mood stabilizer right now, with some abilify thrown in for good measure. I was on Lamictal most of last year, and through the winter, but I started breaking out in Psoriasis, and stopped the lamictal. It wasn't the dreaded SJS rash, but it was close and bad enough to scare me off the stuff.

I've always needed at least one ad, usually two, to keep me functional in the winter months. But with a good mood stabilizer, I don't have the mania problem others seem to get.