"this is the cornerstone of my treatment for bipolar.  it has given me the most stability of any medicine i&#039;ve tried.  since i started taking it in 2004, i&#039;ve had the most stability i could possibly have.  i was an ultra rapid cycler, cycling up and down several times a day.  this took away the cycles.  i was able to get married, move to a new state, and have a great career.  when i started it, i had a huge surge of energy and was manic at first.  but it settled down.  it makes me tired if i take too much at one time.  and i can&#039;t take it before sex because it&#039;s a little tough on libido, although i can still have sex after i take it, it&#039;s just not as good.  diet mountain dew can cause tardive dyskenisia with this. brominated veg oil."