Lamictal is a good mood stabilizer it mainly works on the depresssion side of Bipolar. Its well tolerated. Yes there is that risk of SJS rash but that happens in less than 4% of people who take it. So it is rare.

Personally I would want to give a mood stabilizer a shot before I added another AP or AAP. All Ad's fing me right into a hellish mixed so I cant go that route.