"the beginning was horrible, it didn&#039;t work and i was miserable. then we got to the right dose and life *finally* made sense for once. i have been happily functioning and holding my job and overall excelling at life for the 3ish years i have been on lamotrigine. it is seriously a life saver. it does take a significant amount of time to start seeing a difference, a few months at least. also, any amount of alcohol makes me fall asleep almost immediately. but it&#039;s a small price to pay for sanity."