"i&#039;m a 23 year old female with bipolar ii (i haven&#039;t had issues with hypomania since i was about 16 so my main issues are depression, anger, and anxiety). in the past i&#039;ve been on lithium, seroquel, and abilify all of which were a nightmare for me with terrible side effects. i was so sick of the side effects that i stopped taking my medication cold turkey &amp; was medication free for a couple years (i experienced a lot of bad depression during that time). i finally went back to my doctor about 3 years ago when the depression felt too unmanageable and got prescribed lamictal. it did wonders for me. i still struggle but the lamtical (100mg twice daily) makes it manageable combined with therapy and strict lifestyle changes. i experience no side effects"