I know many here have been or they are on lamictal, has anyone ever gotten edema from this? I get the weirdest side effects and since coming to this crisis stabilization unit ( supposedly voluntary although I was given a choice between the hospital and here, when I wanted to go home that first day I was given a choice to stay or be sent to a hospital) it is open, as in not locked that's the big plus. I was started on latuda, lamictal, propranolol, prazine and ambien recently. They were going very slowly with the do to my past experiences with meds, the latuda helped most of the mixed symptoms but after two months I was only up to 50mg a day lamicatal and increasingly suicidal so they bumped it to 100mg and one week later they are bumping it to 200.

Yesterday my legs and feet started swelling until I looked like I was wearing puff boots. It is Listed as a rare occurrence but I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this and if it might be temporary? Also kinda wondering if the food here might be influencing this? It is typical American institutional fare, canned veggies, canned fruit, frozen mystery meat and instant foods. At home I eat stuff like quinoa, couscous, real veggies so I was wondering if maybe the change in diet might be partly responsible and this is temporary? Lamicatal is a huge hope for me but I need to get up to a dose that will start working on this depression. I really want this to work as there's not many other options. I can not take any AD or I'll go loony and straight to a locked unit for mania.

The Pdoc here said no question I'm bipolar 2, and this really is the best drug. I'm really counting on lamictal to work, I'm so disappointed. The staff here of course discounts the idea that the food is responsible, but it's all filled with sodium, I think, it's all highly processed. I'm hoping this is temporary. L

Anyone here also have xperience with deep depressive episodes but can't take AD? What helped? Any thing to give me hope would be appreciated.