Hi Turpintine,

I have bp, not sza, but I like it here because people are very supportive. I'm glad you're getting treatment and taking time off from school to figure that out. It does take time, and it's good to focus on getting symptoms under control.

dmhobbit: I used to take lamictal and it worked very well for me in combination with other meds. I've just started it again after being off it for a few years. The thing about starting a low dose is the risk of THE RASH, so they are usually very careful about how it's increased. For me it takes 6 weeks to get to my goal of 200 mg, but already I may have to go off it because I'm not responding well at all. So you see, it works differently even with the same person, at a different period in life. Going slow is a good way to make sure the adverse effects aren't life threatening.