Hi,

This my first post. I'm already over 1 year taking Lamictal. The reason the psychiatrist prescribed it was that I was struggling already many years with mood swings. Mood going up and down for no reason. During my highs I was very motivated to work and I finished lots of work in a short period of time. Didn't need much sleep, etc, etc. I was diagnosed with ASD, not with bipolar. And my highs were never that high, I mean I never ended up in a manic episode. My highs were just fine, I was functioning well. During my lows, it was difficult to get work done. I was unmotivated, uninterested, falling asleep at 7 PM in front of the TV, just like feeling really lazy.

During all those years (many years), I took a whole bunch of different anti depressants. Most of them didn't work at all and gave me a feeling that was worse, or they only worked during a short period of time. Last one I tried was Wellbutrin, didn't do much and my anxiety was sky high and it caused tics.

So, I ended up being on Lamictal. Dose was built up from 50 to 100 mg. I must say it's a very good medication, it really helped with my mood swings. Good thing is, I don't have anymore those very lows, but the problem is also the highs are gone. That's a pity. Apart from that, I always feel so very tired, unmotivated and uninterested. I just feel the Lamictal is completely slowing me down. I'd rather have the highs and lows instead of feeling like this.

Of course I'm happy I don't feel really depressed anymore, but it's just not nice to feel always tired and lazy (I'm not lazy, but I mean really that feeling). Most of the times I don't even have appetite to wash the dishes or other things that don't even require much initiative or energy.

I told it to the psychiatrist and she adjusted the dose, from 100mg to 200. It's just strange to me, if I feel like that on 100mg, how could it be better on 200?

I googled the internet a lot already and I've read a lot of experiences with Lamictal and it seems pretty normal to feel like that. While I've read a lot of stories, nobody really had a solution.

So I was wondering if people here on the forum feel this way on Lamictal and how they solved it?

Many thanks in advance !!