"i was on so many medicines, hoping from doctor to doctor until i found a neuropsychiatrist who took me off all that gunk and had me try lamictal. while i am not cured, i most certainly am far more functional with my highs and lows being far less extreme.  i also take prozac to make sure that lamictal alone won&#039;t make me hypomanic. i become that way if on lamictal alone. i have been on these two medicines for many years. this is the first time ever anything has worked, worked reasonably well and this long!"