Does anyone else feel 'cold hearted' when taking lamictal?
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Q: Does anyone else feel 'cold hearted' when taking lamictal?
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5/29/09 6:02pm
I have not looked into the side effects of Lamictal. I take Lithium which is also a mood stabilizer and does tend to flatten affect to some extent. I quickly glanced at Google entries regarding Lamictal and flat affect and did see some self reports of it. So your observation of 'cold heartedness' may be due to Lamictal.
I took a small dose of it along with Lithium, years ago, and had the reaction of agitation and anger. I stopped taking it right away.
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