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In a woman with bipolar disorder with a menstrual component would lamotrigine itself worsen the condition given that it interacts with prescribed estrogen?

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Very unlikely. Estrogen can cause a lowering of the Lamictal serum levels and not vice versa. So, if a patient on Lamictal is put on an estrogen product, there may be a need to increase the dose of Lamictal.

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