"i just started this med and i am on week 5 of the &quot;starter&quot; pack. i know it&#039;s a little soon to give my opinion but i want to give words of encouragement if you&#039;re struggling with your diagnosis and taking &quot;that pill&quot;. i spent so much time in a deep, dark hole and i started getting &quot;scared&quot; that i wasn&#039;t going to see sunshine in my life again. i became desperate enough to call my doc and agreed that i was &quot;probably&quot; bipolar (she saw it and i was in denial!) and i was willing to talk &quot;meds&quot;. after the first two weeks i noticed that life was looking better and i felt like participating a little...by the end of week 4 i was able to have a conversation. i&#039;m starting to see beautiful colors in my once bleak world!"