Any positive experiences of lamotrigine

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I am being assessed for late onset bipolar and have been started on quetiapine. I would like to take something to help with my depression and have heard good things about lamotrigine. Anyone using it and getting on with it? I am assuming that I won't be able to take a normal antidepressant.

I have schizophrenia, but was initially diagnosed with bipolar. I've been on lamotrigine for about 8 years now. I still take it as an antidepressant as normal SSRIs don't have much of an effect on me and it works a lot better for me than those.

It definitely gives me a bit of a lift and staves off depression.

Many people say that they tolerate it well and there are no side effects. it's weight neutral too. I get side effects from the aripiprazole I take, but none from lamotrigine.

I hope you find it as beneficial and side effect free as I do.

My husband used to take it. I thought it was definitely one of the better drugs he was on, it was pretty trouble-free even at the beginning when a lot of drugs cause side effects. His depression wasn't so much of a factor after he started it.

Thank you for your replies. It seems that it does have a good reputation for lifting depression or keeping it at bay. Now I just got to see if it will be given to me as I think that they are hoping that Q will resolve the depression.