Yes, I think Lamotrigine ER is just the generic form of Lamictal EX.

Lamictal is the tradename for Lamotrigine.

I never took an extended release form of it. One small dosage each day was
very adequate. You could probably get along quite well with the generic form of extended release, Lamotrigine ER. I can't imagine that your insurance wouldn't cover that. You seem to have a good policy.

I took small dosage of Lamictal for several months, kept reducing the dosage because even 15 mg. caused mild hypomania. I was finally dropped from the med for that reason and for the fact that I developed acne (and I am far beyond the age when one would naturally develop acne!)

It's a superior medication if you can take it. (That's probably a statement one would make of all medications.) It's best to take the lowest dosage you can to stabilize your chemistry and then to go pro-active on your own to help supplement your system with the things that medications drain from your nutrition when they are being metabolized.

Increase your trace minerals and high quality multiple vitamins. If you begin to
develop symptoms with high acidity from acidic ash of medications, try to lower your high acid foods and eat more alkaline foods. (See http://www.Alkalinefoods.com)

Recent psychiatric publications indicate now that the Omega 3 fatty acids
may be the first really effective treatment for bipolar disorder. (They are
wonderful for me; I use the Nordic Omega 3 fatty acids. Their pleasant
lemon taste is appealing. There are many, many different ones, however.)
Just be sure to get a vitamin E supplement if the Omegas don't have it added so that the fatty acids are metabolized well.

Drink plenty of water and if you are sensitive to caffeine or alcohol, please remove them from your diet. Both cause the illness to become worse in people who are sensitive to them.

Be good and take care of yourself first.

Good wishes.