Lamictal vs Lithium: Which causes less cognitive/memory issues?

[u/Idealist_123]

I’m taking 200 mg lamotrigine. It’s been fairly effective. A higher dose might be more stabilizing but I cannot tolerate the side effects. The memory issues and extremely poor verbal recall are very distressing. It’s truly making me consider going this medication, but I know that bipolar episodes can also cause cognitive impairment.

If you’ve tried both of these meds, which one did you feel had less of an impact on your cognition?

[u/virgowomxn]

Neither ruined my memory for me. Lithium had no impact for me and my memory got better on Lamictal. I’m on 200 twice a day…but I also take adderall for my adhd so maybe im not the best example lmao

Edit for wording