Express Train to Bootie Town! Symbyax kept me from jumping off a
bridge during a profound depressive episode, but I never really
felt well. I was still moderately depressed, with significant
social withdrawal. I was on it 6 months -- and, after being
skinny all my life -- I gained 60 pounds, despite conscientious
dieting and exercise. I ate like Kate Moss, but looked like
Jerome Bettis. This is alarming beyond mere vanity -- I have a
genetic predisposition to diabetes, and I am now terrified that
this weight gain will trigger the disease. I researched weight-
neutral meds on the internet, and asked my doctor to give me a
trial on Lamictal. Smartest thing I ever did! For me personally,
at least, Lamictal has been near miraculous.