"i&#039;ve tried almost all of the bipolar meds available out there - geodon, depakote, lamictal, seroquel, zyprexa, etc.

all of these made me stupid and/or fat and were not very effective for my depression. this past year i sunk to a new low of serious depression - i told my pdoc that i need something different because i was a lifeless, delusional, an anxious zombie and was suicidal. his secretary said she would forward the message to him - 3 times. no reply from him at all - i had to find a new doctor and he put me on 300mg lithium (went up to 600mg 2 weeks later) - about 1 month into my new treatment, it feels like a switch was flipped. this is the best medicine i&#039;ve ever had and i hope it continues - not many options left for me."