"i switched from depakote to lamictal after my first hospital stay. i&#039;m currently taking 400mg lamictal and 75mg of effexor xr and i feel the most normal i have felt in my entire life. this drug has enabled me to go back to being the awesome person i always knew i could be. without my manic and depressive states, i am able to concentrate on my studies for the first time in my life and i&#039;ve never felt better. the difference is night and day."