Agree--don't get "high" or feel good or something from Xanax or Klonopin (been on one or the other for 20 + yrs. at a low dosage at night to help w/sleep) w/meds for bipolar 1. But because some people are addictive types to these meds really makes it a disservice to people who would be helped by these meds. If the doc prescribes it, you are "watched" in that you cannot refill your script too soon & have to show ID at the prescription counter as if you were a criminal.

Same thing w/pain meds & meds for ADHD or Provigil (stimulant helpful in treatment for bipolar).