Lamictal. I developed an allergy (after taking it 8 years with no problems), complete with the dreaded (possibly deadly) Lamictal RASH!! It was all over my body, especially on my thighs. It was like welts or hives. SO incredibly itchy. I was miserable. I was being treated by a GP at the time for my bipolar, not a pdoc, and she stupidly put my on a HIGH dose of steroids and NO mood stabilizer or antipsychotic to counteract them. So this Bipolar 2 chick ended up completely MANIC (not hypo) out of her mind! I had to be hospitalized for 3 days to get stable again. Grrr.... That sucked. But I now know that my local hospital is actually quite pleasant and a safe place to be in case of emergency. And I got to be treated by my favorite pdoc who I am still seeing. So it all worked out in the end.

I also would not want to be on Zyprexa or Depakote again, as they made me gain weight quickly. I had a weird side-effect with Zyprexa: when I closed my eyes to fall asleep, I felt this strange sensation of energy rushing toward my face. Really trippy and not helpful for having peaceful sleep. :-P