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It’s a godsend for me. I have bipolar 1 and have taken Lamotrigine and 3 other meds for 4 years now. I didn’t take it my first trimester then restarted as I’m at risk for postpartum psychosis. It took me a long time to accept needing to be medicated for the rest of my life but the alternative is a roller coaster and dangerous.
Yes! I took lamotrigine and abilify and it worked wonders for me. At therapeutic dose I was a night and day difference. I could actually handle life. One of them though, possibly the abilify could cause miscarriage so I'm glad I stopped it before getting pregnant. But lamotrigine was the one I took for my depression and abilify for the highs. Also you must taper up slowly because it can cause a life threatening rash they said.
@Kelly Mae yeah it was all talked out already, it’s safe for pregnancy and breastfeeding but she said it’s pretty close to their max limit so we can reevaluate if I’m scared to pass it down once baby arrives. It’s a 9.2 out of 10. And yes that’s why I started at 25mg and we will move accordingly.
@Nika I feel this. I really tried my hardest to work on it myself unmedicated but I’ve been having symptoms since I was 12 years old and I’m just exhausted, I had PPD so bad and even some hallucinations so I knew I needed to take a different step this time around cuz it was just not a very fun first two years with my little one and I felt robbed of all the good moments
There’s a big stigma around taking meds they don’t solve everything but they can really help you to help yourself. The amount of energy it takes to just be functional is just less you will get relief
Being “dependent” on a medication feels like a big deal but it shouldn’t be
I’ve been on it for years and while pregnant! works really well for me for depression made a huge difference fairly quickly. Hope it goes well for you as well