Just to stay current on me-I finally started to take daily lamictal. I did not have any side effects. I do not experience weight gain (Great weight gain of seventy pounds on all every other bi-p med-relieved this hasn't gone on and been taking it since April 3 2007) I am in happiness for the success. It feels wonderful to be stable again. I was off all bi-p medicine while dieting and losing the large amount of weight- 70lbs. I came so so close to getting put in the Mental hospital last year. I was also having swelling in the extremities from the depokote and zyprexa. I started often having angina from being up to 219 pounds and even though I was mentally stable, was not totally well in all systems of body and mind. For those B-P;'s that are at the end of their ropes you may want to re-read this reserach what Lamictal pros and cons are and make a final decision. I do believe that it is a choice you should make carefully.