.Why is my doctor recommendig I take the medication Lamictal as part of my bipolar disorder treatment? Lamictal is an antiseisure medication, correct? I don't have seizures!
Bipolar Disorder - Is Lamictal a necessary drug to take along with Abilify? It's an anti-seisure?
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- 18 Jan 2015 by suskathemuska
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- 19 Jan 2015
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- abilify, lamictal, seizures, bipolar disorder, doctor, medication, disorder, treatment, drug
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masso
18 Jan 2015
balbanese
19 Jan 2015
WildcatVet
19 Jan 2015
Hi, Suska! Anticonvulsant medications such as Lamictal and Tegretol, and the mood stabilizer lithium, have been used along with an antipsychotic to help control the mood swings of Bipolar disorder for decades.
I've taken them along with Abilify for years and they do a much better job than an antipsychotic alone.
Best wishes, WCV
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Thank you, WildCat. Your answer has made me feel like my doctor is just treating me by the best possible method.