Bipolar Disorde
"This was the first mood stabilizer I was put on when I was diagnosed BP2 and I&#039;ve been on it ever since, which was about 9 years ago. I love this med- I&#039;ve had NO side effects. I&#039;m on 500mg which is a very high dose but I&#039;m also very treatment resistant. The only negative thing about this med is that I can&#039;t go on birth control. I have horrible mood swings and pain around &#039;that time&#039; and birth control would help, but besides it lessening the effect of the birth control it also lessens the effectiveness of lamictal. There may be some birth control pill out there I can take, but my pdoc, and gyno haven&#039;t found it. :( Besides that this med is amazing &amp; I&#039;ll never go off of it"