"44 years old officially diagnosed 3 years ago. although i was manic for many years.  i had huge opportunity and am a successful business man with a number of company&#039;s. i have 3 beautiful children that are the only reason i&#039;m here today.. like many i&#039;m so fed up with my illness i can drag you down in life. it&#039;s extremely complicated affair.. i have been pretty much on many combinations, quetiapine which i still take 600mg tried all of the following without any success side effects horrendous for me  venlaxerfin, abiblify, pregabaline like,  olanzapine, i currently have to taking the gamble and trying lithium now on 400 mg with 600mg quetiapine, 150 lamatrogine, zoucline 7.5 6 mill diagram. . on lithium so far no side effects however not feeling a benefit"