"i have been on brintillex for 5 months. began at 5mg daily, worked up to 10mg, and have been on 20mgs for the last two months. initially i experienced full body itching to the point where i would wake up in the middle of the night unable to sleep, not helped by benadryl or other anti-histamines (although they did help put me back to sleep). so far, i have noticed stability with my emotions, and rarely experience anxiety. b helps put me to sleep and i feel more motivated generally. concerns: i have began experiencing blackouts after having a few drinks with dinner (never happened on any of my previous medications (eg. seroquel, cipralex, cymbalta, cloneazopam, zoplicone) note: i am not a heavy drinker, and have an appropriate bmi."