I do appreciate everyones replies. All of you made sense to me. But this particular reply of yours did get my attention. It is nice to understand what I am experiencing is "norma"l for some people. But I cannot imagine dealing with this every single day for a great period of time. I do have frequent reprieves. But then when this happens to me, it does go on for days.

Do you notice that the episodes of depression lighten up as the day progresses? And when you focus your attention on something else while you are depressed helps some?

My dosage of Lamictal has been recently increased to 300mg. I do feel more stable and grounded. But I still do have my mood swings, the worst one today. But so far the mood swings are not as bad as they have been in the past.

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