I was on lamictal for several years and it worked wonderfully for me. There at the end I was starting to get moody and they upped my dosage and I got the lamictal rash. I was taken off of it immediately and went straight into a hypo state. A week or two later they put me on geodon and I crashed into a mixed state from hell. The doctor is re-trying to put me back on lamictal stopping me at 150mg cause I got the rash at 200mg. I really do love how well it worked for me though.