"i am 58 years old and diagnosed last year with mild bipolar disorder, agoraphobia, anxiety.  i felt very happy most of my life although having behavioral problems, and didn&#039;t start having real problems until i was 50. i tried wellbutrin and it gave me hives. celexa made me so wired that i couldn&#039;t sleep and felt like i was going crazy. effexor worked but i was tired all day.  lamictal was miraculous. i have taken it for a year. it gives me energy, i feel happy and motivated.  i don&#039;t feel angry anymore. i love it. i gave it a 9 because it gives me memory problems which i do not like. but i feel that it is really a lack of concentration. so i try harder to concentrate and it helps when i do more mental things, like read."