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Is it possible for lamictal the opposite and make one more anxious?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes, some people can: Experience paradoxical reactions to medications. Anxiety can occur for some people who take lamictal.

Answered 1/12/2014

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