I take 200 mg Lamictal daily, and I think it helps, although I've needed both an antidepressant and an antipsychotic to manage my moods the past few months. I do know that I was in sad shape before I started on it, and I've never been anywhere near that bad since.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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