"after experiencing severe depression since middle school, i had been misdiagnosed and prescribed several different antidepressants, which only made my then-undiagnosed bipolar disorder worse. finally in 2007 i was correctly diagnosed with a mixed/manic episode, and began taking lamictal. i have had zero side effects whatsoever, and it stabilized my mood swings immediately. i am now supposed to take 200mg twice a day, but after 5  years of the icky-tasting pill, i tend to skip doses every couple of days. probably as a result, my depression has come back, but at least i haven&#039;t experienced the manic/mixed episodes that i used to have before lamictal! i can truly say that this medication is a lifesaver, although it seems to have &quot;worn off&quot;. "