"not sure why they give this to people but they sure do...  took 3 months and besides the foaming at the mouth and memory loss and the inability to articulate words ( my family thought i was drunk :( )  and the lack of coordination to the point i couldnt even walk straight.  i rode my bicycle on this stuff and tipped over into the street and almost got run over!!!!  so then they added carbamazapine to try and &quot;help&quot; with the lithium side effects and it made everything worse!!!  folks there is only one drug i have found that helps both extreme mania and extreme despression and curbs the rapid swings and that is cannibus sativa ( not indica ).  god gave us this flower for a reason and no you dont even have to smoke it...  just eat a cookie :)"