I'm currently on 300mg Topamax and Xanax prn for BPII but I feel I need something else for unchecked, sporadic agitation brought on by stress and/or hormones. I'll be fine one minute and then the next minute I want to start screaming. And this goes on all day long.

I also have mild-ish problems with hallucinations but I kind of just live with it. I've been kind of scared off by all of the recent bad press that atypicals have gotten...and once I get a thought ruminating inside the old brain...well, you know. Now I'm just too nervous to give tham a try again.

Anyway, Seroquel made me too sleepy and Abilify made me too nervous. Also, I react badly to SSRI's.

Other than that, I'm open to suggestions for what's worked for anyone else. There are so many meds out there that I don't know where to start and my Pdoc is usually pretty open to whatever I ask to try.

Thanks very much for any help you might be able to give. Love to you all.