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Originally Posted by crazycatlady_83
I actually think the Lamictal was making me head towards mania. I decreased from 300 to 100mg and I feel a lot better. I started taking it when I went "flat" from being on just Geodon. It was fine for a few years, but then it just seemed like it was making me too up.
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Lamictal does have a way of being activating sometimes. I remember getting hypomanic when my dose went from 125 to 175mg, and then again when I went from 200 to 250. It's not very effective at suppressing mania, obviously, but it's better at helping the depressive side of the illness.
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