"was prescribed med to treat bipolar 2. even taking half a dose, meds made me drowsy, actually more like sedated, as some call it &quot;zombie feel&quot;.  on the third day, i noticed short term memory loss and i couldn&#039;t articulate my thoughts efficiently, had this cloudy, foggy mind. i was hoping meds my body would adjust but even after couple of weeks, i seemed the side affects got more severe.  plus i gained 5lbs in a week and noticed my energy level was down, hr up. i&#039;m an ironman triathlete so i copiously monitor my health and this drug decreases my performance. 

finally, i had to call my dr to get another option.   it did calm me down and i didn&#039;t have any mania or depression, just the side effects were to great for me to continue."