"i&#039;ve been on atleast 10 different medications for bipolar in the last 10years. at the moment i takes invega, rivotril, lamictal, and trileptal. trileptal was added later about 6months ago. since trileptal was added, i became noticeably less depress and no thoughts of suicide. my mood became more stable and less agitated. the down side is that i now have less energy and don&#039;t feel like leaving the house. from what i was feeling before, i guess having less energy is better than depress and constantly have suicide thoughts. after switching all kind of different drugs back and fourth, i realized there are no perfect drug! there will be side effect and set back but you just have to lives with what can do most for you."