"i have tried other medicines for bipolar disorder and some worked and some did nothing. lithium made me feel strangely dull and sleepy the first two weeks but i wanted to give it a good chance. around the 15th day, i woke up and felt fine, two months later i still feel fine. i am also taking 15mg of buspirone and 20mg of celexa. i never thought i would be able to really live until now. my moods are not extreme anymore and i don&#039;t have suicidal thoughts. it is like a switch was slipped. 
my doctor started me at a very low dosage of lithium, i am so glad she did - i only need 300mg once a day."