"i have had bipolar disorder since i was 14 and never knew what it was. about 4 years ago i asked my doc for something to help with depression and he prescribed 10 mg of lexapro. i couldn&#039;t believe how much it helped.  he bumped me up to 20mg a day (i&#039;m 6ft , 250 lbs).when i went to a rehab where they prescribed a lot more meds wich eventually had very bad side effects so i was pulled off of it and switched to welabutrin.i think this drug works great alone but watch for other drug reactions."