"i&#039;m not actually bipolar-i take it as an add-on to and ssri for ocd, general anxiety disorder, and depression, but that wasn&#039;t in the categories offered. it works wonderful for this for me. my ocd is very much under control taking this in conjunction with prozac-there are so many things i just could not do and was so afraid of because of the ocd before getting on prozac and i could do even more after adding risperdal to it. i take 2 mgs, but i usually take it a few hours before bedtime because it does make me drowsy. i haven&#039;t gained weight from it and really haven&#039;t had any side effects."