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A 51-year-old male asked:
Which would be more prone to cause anxiety tegretol or lamictal?
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Dr. Eric Steckleranswered
Psychiatry 52 years experience
Lamictal: people taking depakote tend to feel somewhat tired and fatigued. lamotrigene tends to be activating and energizing- at higher doses some people experience that as restless anxiety
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