"i&#039;ve been on lamictal for almost two years now, along with lithium. i like lamictal a lot. i have to get off lithium because it&#039;s raising my blood pressure and causing weight gain. lamictal doesn&#039;t cause any side effects that are dangerous, i think i have memory problems and concentration issues but nothing too bad. i&#039;m a full time second year college student with a 3.8 gpa so if anything this medicine is helping me do well in school. for anyone who had a bad reaction i feel bad for you because when this drug works it&#039;s doing the business. for sure, good luck new users. try never to increase your dosage too high; remember the higher it is the harder to get off. "