Lamictal has actually been working for me for a while and their hasn't been any really bad side effects. I have lost 30lbs on it so that's always a plus.

One of reasons I ended up on a new stabilizer (lamictal) was because the old pdoc took my old mood stabilizer away thinking I was wrongfully diagnosed and left me my antidepressant. And Like Payne1 said, it can cause mania and for me it did landing me in a hospital for a 72 hr suicide watch.