"i&#039;m bp1, with ocd,  borderline personality,  adhd.. i&#039;ve literally taken every drug made in every combination.  i&#039;ve never written anything like this,  but for the past year i&#039;ve been on 400mg of lamictal with 2400mg of gabapentin.  i also take 100mg of amitriptyline every other night.  lamictal is the only reason i&#039;m still around.  it is the only thing has helped my depression.  yes,  it took about a month,  and i&#039;ve started and stopped which made it worse.  but being on it nonstop has really given me my life back.  i know it&#039;s different for everybody.  i&#039;ve had zero side-effects other than an occasional dry mouth.  i never thought i&#039;d praise a pill,  but i felt so strongly about it,  i thought i needed to put it here.  i&#039;m a 37yo male."