Thanks CesarioRose. Like Code says... we are all different so while it works for one it may not work for another. You offer a balance to the discussion.

Yea the rapid cycling and mixed episodes worry me. The literature emphasises this point too. The pdoc who recommended it came up with a different dx then a previous pdoc. I am going for a third opinion before I decide anything. I get that dx's are very subjective but at the same time a wrong dx with the wrong meds can be pretty dangerous. I need certainty where there isn't much to be found it seems.