"i&#039;ve been on symbyax for over 5 years, off and on, but consistently for the last 3. i have found that when i&#039;m on it, i feel like me again. i am not moody, snappy, or self-destructive. when i was manic i engaged in promiscuous activity, large spending and shopping sprees, when i didn&#039;t have the money i would turn to stealing. when i was down i could be bed ridden for days, sometimes weeks. i would not go into work, was suicidal and ultimately hospitalized on different occasions at my worst. i was started on many different medications and combinations, but also being an epileptic (also caused some depression) my dr&#039;s and i had to be careful with medicines symbyax, depakote, and trazodone worked! i feel great."