Hiya, I take the same drug, it's called epilim over here though.

I started at 200 mg am and pm which made it so easy to think and concentrate for the first time in years.

It made my tummy a bit upset at the start, but it went away after about a week.

Anyway I started a new job, blah blah, went up two more doses in to separate jumps as I got all racy. Nw I take 800mgs a day. If I take 400 at once I get really sleepy and relaxed.

Yes. So now I take 1 at breakfast, one at lunch, one mid afternoon and one at teatime. It made me sleepy at the start but now only if I take two at a time. No side effects or bad effects, except I miss hypomania haha.

It's worked wonders for mania and anxiety, and for concentration and making decisions and planning ahead, sleep etc.

Doesn't seem to take away depression but I can focus enough to do the other stuff like exercise etc to try t prevent that.

You just have regular blood tests for the bad side effects, noing to worry about too much I think.

Hope that helps