Ask HN: Effects of lamictal on programming/problem solving

I'm bipolar and take lamictal as a mood stabilizer and it literally has saved my life.

Lamictal is known to have cognitive side-effects (impairing working memory, etc) and I was wondering if anyone had some experience with taking lamictal and programming. I would stop taking lamictal and take some cognitive tests for a baseline but I am too scared. Any comments would be appreciated.

thanks!