That's weird. I replied to Hamster-Bamster a couple of hours ago explaining that I've been in treatment for Depression only, but over the course of the past 10 years things have come to the surface that made me think its more than that. I re-evaluated my past and realized that with Bipolar Disorder running in my family with my mother and other relatives, things started to make more sense for me.

Once I ended up with a Psychiatrist two months ago, that was the first time in my 40 years on this planet that I was in the care of a Psychiatrist. He looked at my symptoms at that time and determined Depression with Anxiety. That's why he added Cymbalta to the Zoloft my GP started me on and added Clonazepam for Anxiety as well. I started mood charting daily and for 2 months logged a period of 'elevated' mood but not happy elevated, more aggitated and restless and talkative elevated. Two weeks ago I presented the pattern on the graph I made and with the irritability running constant he added the Lithium 100mg/1 week and I went up to 300mg just 1 week ago. This is why I'm asking what the learned members of this community think about this, as this Psychiatrist just looks at symptoms and won't 'label'. I've believed for awhile that anti-depressants make me irritable or magnify it. 9 years of Effexor did that to me. I believe the Zoloft and Cymbalta are doing the same. I've done the reading where anti-depressants in mood disordered people can bring out the manic side.

Thanks to all of you for reading and offering your thoughts. It means a lot to me.

Brian