Posted by Raisinb on February 9, 2012, at 22:08:08
In reply to All you wonderful experts on bipolar meds, posted by 10derheart on February 8, 2012, at 17:54:39
What everyone else said: this doesn't sound right; when I was dosed BP, they put me on lithium right away. While it didn't ultimately work out, it is the first line treatment. If not lithium, depakote and tegretol/trileptal are commonly used.
Lamictal I think is considered good for controlling bipolar depression, but not mania. So if he gets manic, he'd likely need a different mood stabilizer.
I remember being on Lamictal a couple of years ago and for some reason it was mightily expensive--sixty bucks a month--due to my insurance formulary. I know it's generic, but that's what happened.
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