I was put on Lamotrigine a few weeks ago. I looked up the side effects and all that stuff, but I've noticed I haven't been hypomanic or feeling like I usually would during those episodes, I haven't felt excited, talkative, overly confident, no risk taking and the big one is I haven't spent a single dollar since (I live with my parents- 16 years) I was confused as to why because I was told I would notice the medication working after about 6 weeks.

Even after trying to find my answers on google all I found was Lamotrigine was meant to help stop the depressive episodes but not the mania/hypomania. So now I feel so fake and confused because my depressive episodes still come on but no hypomania.

I want to ask the psychiatrist about it but I dont have another appointment for another month. I feel like I should stop taking the lamotrigine because now I feel I dont need it.