"i&#039;m bipolar 1 rapid cycling &amp; also have add; this medication saved my life. i have been on it for a year now (along with a cocktail of others, i am bp 1, let&#039;s be realistic) titrating from 5 mg to 30 mg all at night. i was in constant mixed states, i couldn&#039;t control my impulses, my anxiety and paranoia were through the roof and i was unemployed - leaving the house, let alone working wasn&#039;t an option. i work fulltime now in a professional environment, back on my career track. my mood is stable, and for once in my 15 year diagnosis i can say i&#039;m stable.  side effects take time to pass, and some never go away, for me, its am daily muscle pain for 90 mins. i haven&#039;t been able to touch a drop of liquor, not even a sip of beer; i prefer sanity."