"i never knew i would ever be able to feel normal again, whatever normal is?  anyway, i too have struggled with anxiety and depression/ptsd for over 20 yrs.  i began taking lamotrigine a couple of months ago and literally within a couple of days, i noticed that big ball of anxiousness i used to feel in my chest was gone.. i started with .25 mg and now i&#039;m at 200 mg and am feeling way better.. the downside, if you want to call it that, is that i am starting to have feelings again.  i cry at almost everything but it&#039;s appropriate feelings that i think i was prevented from feeling because of the psyche meds i took for so long that did nothing but ruin my life and give me terrible side effects.  i am grateful to have found this medication."