"i had taken many antidepressants and they never worked. i finally had such a severe depression i was debilitated and would cry for hours a day so i finally went to a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with bipolar ii and prescribed lamotrigine (generic lamictal) and within a month the severe depression had lifted and it&#039;s been gone ever since, that was 10 years ago. of course i still have lows being bipolar but it is no where near what i had experienced prior to lamictal. my depression and bipolar is manageable with lamictal alone except when i get hypo manic and even then it&#039;s manageable without additional meds. it saved my life and i will take it forever."