Hey there!

I'm bipolar II and have so far only been treated with antidepressants (Cipralex 5mg/ Trazodone 50mg). I got Seroquel at the hospital, but it basically knocked me out and the Valproic acid made me so nauseaus.....which is a problem, as I am underweight already. Now I just started taking Lamictal two weeks ago and my starting dose was 10 mg, now up on 15. Has anyone else here extreme sensitivity to medications? I am on baby doses of everything....and it took me months to get the Trazodone up to 50mg. Cipralex I can't take more than 5mg as I might swing back into mania.

So far I've only had one true manic episode, but I've been cycling rapidly from mild depression to hypomania since my early teens. Some years ago I first started to have major depressive episodes and anxiety attacks, then two years ago my first manic phase, which lasted several months. In retrospect the treatment with Sertraline might have triggered the manic phase....but I've so far not had any success with phase stabilizing meds.

As my psych knows that I'm very sensitive towards mood altering medications he started me on 10mg of Lamictal and sees me going up to 50-75mg max. And hell I had headaches on 10mg....but they vanished by now. So anyone else here being on an extremely low dose of Lamictal? Also could it trigger another manic phase?

Thanks!