"i was treated for clinical depression from age 18-40 using a variety of medications. i&#039;ve also struggled with alcoholism, drug and sex addiction most of my adult life. i had a period of six years&#039; solid sobriety beginning in the mid 90&#039;s but, even sober, battled with diagnosed clinical depression. at that time i was being treated with serzone. the more the doctor increased the dosage the more depressed i would become. i obsessed on failed relationships, acted out sexually and financially in very risky ways. i finally changed psychiatrists at the suggestion of my therapist. the new doctor analyzed my symptoms and indicated that i had been misdiagnosed with clinical depression. his prognosis was bipolar ii disorder accompanied by acute depression"