"i was diagnosed with bipolar effective disorder in aug 2016 i was initially started on 500mg per day, but found my symptoms  were still there, after seeing my psychiatrist the  following month this was increase to 750 mg i still felt the same, so again i saw my psychiatrist who increased again to 1000mg by this time i was getting fed up, thinking whats the point are these meds ever going to work, anyway i carried on taking them but still no joy so i went back, the psychiatrist increased my dosage another 250mg so i now take 1250mg per day, 500mg day / 750mg night after a couple of week i noticed a big difference in my personality and so did others. i&#039;m much less stressed my moods are normal, i&#039;m so much more laid back its untrue"