Hey, Mary Alice...

Too bad about Lamictal...it's really good for Bipolar II depression...I think the consensus is that you shouldn't take antidepressants like (Lexapro) without a mood stabilizer. That's what the doc is using Geodon and Abilify for...but if they are not working, it's time to look at alternatives.

Do you know why they took you off of lithium? It is still the "gold standard" for mood stabilizers. I just believe that too many BPII's are treated more like depression than bipolar, kind of a natural tendency, because we're depressed. It works for some, but like I said before, I feel so much better since I got rid of my antidepressants in favor of mood stabilizers.

DJ