LAMICTAL good bad or ugly? Your thoughts? New med

So far no effects on anxiety I don't up the dose for another 5 days. Pdoc is titrating every two weeks I hope this is a slow titration since the rash seems to be more of a risk if it's rushed.
I have noticed overall calmer mood but again could be all in my head. Typically I get knocked down mentally with side effects from meds especially most anti depressants and had a grand mol seizure as a result of taking Effexor. So I allllways have some glimmer of hope when there are no noticeable side effects. I am starting to wonder if my pdoc is going to slap me with a bi-polar diagnosis along with my GAD, panic disorder agoraphobia, and depression.
He's hinting toward it due to my manic reactions to anti depressants. So the Lamictal may have been given as a add on to the gabapentin and klonopin to keep me from going to a suicidal place. I hope this isn't a "trigger" even mentioning that but, I'm hopeful this med works out after we reach a therapeutic dose.

Day 14 and I'm supposed to go to the 50 mark tomorrow.
Help?!
Is it even possible the lamotrigine at 25 mgs can be the cause of my recent (just this 2nd week in) wicked insomnia. Typically the gabapentin knocks me out without reaching for a basic OTC sleep aid, but I'm noticing a similar sleeplessness I had when we tried seroquel.
I know seroquel is a sleep aid right? Not for me. So I wonder if sleeplessness is common with Lamictal?
I don't do well on little to no sleep. My anxiety is through the roof & I feel out of my mind and exhausted at the same time.
my pdoc has me on a more effective dose of klonopin..so it's helped me manage the day time panic to just a dull overall anxiety exhaustion combination that is starting to wear on me.
To be honest I feel like I've been drinking straight strong coffee for over a week. My eyes are too open and I'm forgetting to eat and find my self starving by dinner to realize I haven't nourished myself.
This is nuts. I'm nervous to go up in dose tomorrow....sorry for the novel.
Will these side effects (if they are side effects or in my head) go away with time and/or at a higher dose?
I'm so frustrated nothing that seems to work for everyone else works for me.
anxious for tomorrow.

I wish I had an answer for you! Although, I feel your pain. Things that work for others do not seem to work for me either.

I hope this ends up working for you!

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