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This is for a psychiatrist,which med is more likely to cause apathy, lamictal or an ssri, please explain, thank you so much?

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SSRI: In general Lamictal is an anticonvulsant that also is a mood stabilizer and helpful for bipolar depression. SSRIs help depression and anxiety disorders but over time can poop out and can produce an a motivational blah state in some instances.

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Answered 5/11/2016

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