"i recently found out i was bipolar 2 at the age of 24. i was 16 getting panic attacks didn&#039;t think anything of it. finally i started getting more stress as i got older. i was on an antidepressant for 4 years not knowing i was bipolar. someone who is bipolar should not just take an antidepressant because it will just put them into mania. that is what was happening to me. i checked myself into the hospital for intrusive thoughts, i&#039;m not depressed i don&#039;t want to hurt anyone or myself but didn&#039;t know why these thoughts were coming so often. i also suffer from severe anxiety. i now take 40mg of prozac 500mg of depakote and 0.5mg of ativan twice a day on ativan. my medicines are starting to work wonders for me. i&#039;m me again!"