"i suffer from bipolar1, ocd, very severe anxiety, and post traumatic stress disorder. i had been in a mental hospital and had taken so many medicines. i could never stop thinking to the point where i stayed awake all night. mood swings, temper, just raving mad ,waiting to be set off. some medicines worked for a short time, and others just didn&#039;t work. so my psychologist put me on lamictal, but it works very slowly and you have to start it on a low dose and work your way up. i had taken it before, but my other doctor left and every other doctor wanted to put me on lithium but i said no because i have lupus. but when he put me on seroquel xr, well that&#039;s when things began to look a little bit brighter. it does make you sleepy, but its a great medicine, at least for me anyway. hope this helps."