Hi all. I'm dictating for my mom since she's not very familiar with the computer. She's 54 and most of her life has dealt with anxiety and/or depression. Recently, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder by a psychologist and was confirmed by a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist took her off of her antidepressant and put her on a low dose of lamictal. It's been 2 weeks and she still doesn't have any relief. Has anyone out there taken lamictal for bipolar disorder? How long did it take to kick in? Here are a list of side effects she's dealing with - most since her recent increase in dosage: insomnia (she's taking ambien for that), anxious, nervous, chest hurts, antsy, muscles in back, shoulders, and neck in knots, headache, and bad tummy ache (upper part). She feels like she's having a panic attack. What do you do about any of it? Do you just deal with it or is there some relief? Her psychiatrist is telling her to tough it out, but i'm afraid there's a point where toughing it out is too tough. Any thoughts? Thanks. Kim