So I was diagnosed w bipolar about 6mo ago (I’m 24 and my mom is completely against drs bc my dad tried like 26 different combos and never found the right one) and started on the gradual dose lamictal. now I’m at 100mg 2x a day, which I’ve been on since ~October, and I started experiencing some severe eye pressure and my eyes crossing every time I close them, to the point where I get a horrible headache that makes me cry. 

back in November, I talked to my psych about maybe bringing my dose up bc I was starting to slip back into the cycles again, and she was just like “yeah sure” and bumped it up to 150mg 2x daily. almost immediately, I started experiencing the eye pain and when to an optometrist and they said it was the lamictal. so I switched back to 100mg and it’s still happening. 

is this a normal thing, and has anyone been able to alleviate the pain somehow? I feel like it’s too early for me to try a different medication, and I’m definitely finding a new psych bc this one just writes scripts for anything. (seroquel for paranoia, hydroxyzine for anxiety, etc) I say that I’m experiencing. also going to another eye doctor next week.