took my first 2 mini mini doses of lamictal - a major feat for me. was a bit sick to my stomach both days but that could have been a coincidence. have also been itchy but thought that could be a coincidence also (anxiety LOVES coincidences!). but then last night the bottoms of my feet and my palms started to get this super itchy-burning feeling followed by hints of hives all over my body. I've had this before and it's gotten unbearable, never could figure out what caused it though. I don't think it's necessarily from the lamictal, but it just really freaked me out. My fear of the rash is overblown and slightly ir(rash)ional (get it?), but the anxiety is real and it's too much. My health phobias/anxiety almost always trigger depression, which I'm already experiencing :/ The worst catch 22 when it comes to meds.

So, what else can I do?

I don't feel like I need an anti-manic agent. I have been on the depressed/anxious end of the spectrum for a while now and have never experienced full-blown mania. Obviously lamictal makes the most sense, but what about an SSRI + a low dose of lithium? Something to get me out of this darkness and just a little something to keep me from flip flopping all over the place?

What do those of you with mostly depression/anxiety do?