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What do docs here think of lamotrigine for bi-polar/borderline personality disorder?

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Dr. Jane Kang answered

Good/nothing. : For bipolar disorder, it is very good especially for bipolar depression, anger and irritability. For borderline personality disorder (which is a completely separate diagnosis), it does not do anything.

Answered 4/9/2014

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