"i started taking lamictal 3 years ago. i have class 2 bipolar disorder. before the lamictal i have always had doctors (since i was 16, i&#039;m now 27) tell me i was depressed. but with the zoloft and prozac i would go into extreme manic states and clean my floors for 6 hours, spend all my money on crap, cry uncontrollably or even get violent. i was like that already just worse on those medicines. finally seeing another doctor trying to find help he put my on lamictal. small dose at first and now i&#039;m on 400mg/day. i have gained weight 15 pounds and have been on a diet for a year and see a personal trainer. absolutely cannot lose weight. i still have all of my same bipolar symptoms but they are not uncontrollable now. i am on lithium 200mg/day"