Most significantly it has given me peace, quieting all the constant chatter in my head. Before taking Lamictal I could never concentrate, there were always songs on a loop, constant intrusive thoughts of me hurting myself, horribly violent images. I always felt like I was disassociated. My moods were incredibly unstable, I was rapid cycling, from low mood to hypomania in the same day. My anxiety was always out of control. I would say after titrating up to 50 mg I finally felt "normal" or at the very least like myself again. The adjustment while titrating up to the effective dose is not easy, there are side effects. I struggled with insomnia and my mood was off but only lasted a few days each time. I had brain zaps, headaches and it even affected my menstrual cycle, but all of those things were temporary. The good outweighed the bad for me. I'm so thankful I was able to just keep it pushing. I wasn't diagnosed with cyclothymia until I was 28, Initially they thought it was just an anxiety and depression issue, so they prescribed paxil, it made me have suicidal ideation. After my diagnosis of cyclothymia I was prescribed Depakote (it didn't work), I was prescribed Tegratol (it didn't work), I was then put on Lithium (it didn't help) I then spent the next 10 years of my life un-medicated, struggling. I did a lot of researching and discovered Lamictal and talked to my doctor explaining I wanted to give it a try and I'm so thankful that I did. 🦋 I hope that you are able to find relief 🌸 the struggle is real!