Lamictal literally saved my life. I had BP tendencies along with anxiety and depression my whole life, but developed BPII at 45, (about 5 months ago)and I'm still getting used to it. I was in a horrible depressed state. SSRIs did nothing anymore. Lamictal started helping at 50mg! I'm up to 350mg now. Pros: excellent at ending my depression con: my memory is a bit off, and sometimes I just feel dumb I also take Wellbutrin 400mg. I don't think I have any cons with this drug..Only pros. Helps keep me "up". Xanax pro..Stops racing thoughts (most of the time), calms me out of a panic attack. No real cons with Xanax either..Just that sometimes it makes me tired.