"i noticed my bipolar disorder around puberty. it took years of trying and waiting out different kinds of medications. 3 years later i found the right ones, after serious depression, rage and manic episodes. including suicidal thoughts, hurting people and self in bouts of serious rage. for 7 years i&#039;ve been taking 20mg lexapro for depression, 120mg lamictal for mania and 0.25mg risperidone to help me chill and sleep at night. it&#039;s worked great. but lately i&#039;ve been having terrifying nightmares and trouble sleeping so i was just prescribed 0.5mg of risperidone. "