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Old Jan 21, 2017, 05:10 PM
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Lamictal is a mood stabilizer, not an AP, so it only makes sense it didn't do anything for mania. I'm on 400mg & it's weight neutral for me. The rash is EXTREMELY rare...
I know. The risperdal was being used for that. I got up to 4mg, but it caused severe health problems, so my doc went with Depakote because he said it would be better for "someone who runs more manic". Plus, there are a LOT of things I can't take and we kinda ran out of options.

I've seen it work really well for a lot of people and think it's a great med, for the record. I just couldn't make a cocktail out of it that was enough for me personally.
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