I used Zyprexa for it. I couldn't take the whole dose because I was so tired from it My friend Marie, now has weight problems from it and has diebeties also due to use of it. It was a benifit for me and stabilized my moods.

I took Depakote for a year for it and it was great. I was ASB Senitor at School. I made A's in many classes. I could really balance hectic schedules more smoothely than a year later when I couldn't take it because I got a swelling problem in my arms, legs, and heart arrivimeas in the night. In those 12 months my weight rose from 160 lbs to 200 lbs and I had shortness of breath and chest pains all of the time. I had to start taking aspern and ended up in the emergency room in that July of that year with too rapid heart beat. Dr. J. had no choice but to take me off of medicine except for leaving me on the Paxil type drugs which by that time I was even scared to take. I
I had been started on Thyridierizine at the age of 12, put on Stellazine, at 14, and put on Trivial at 15 to 16 and than put on Fluxiene for migranes and than Benedril because the Dr. wanted to help me to sleep, since I was complaining and my parents didn't enjoy all the noise I made listening to rock music in the evenings.

I was put on Lithium at age 18 and took it until I was 29 years old. My thyroid became overactive due to the drug and the Dr. wished to remove my thyroid and I refused to allow it so I discontinued the use of Lithium. When I was 31 after having time in jail for assulting my son's father, I was put on Depekote and took it on and off with Zyprexa until I was the age I am now but quit last year, again because I weighted 200 lbs and my heart was giving me attacks that I was too overwelmed to go to the hospital for, I just started to take a dose off asperin and got so scared that my college advisors took me to the PDoc and they won't allow me to take much for my Rapid Cycling Bi-polor symptoms. I currently take, multivitium, MSM, Morinda Citrofolia, Bacopa, Green tea powder, Guoto Cola, Omega 3 and 6 oil by Flax or Hemp seed oil, Cod Liver oil and use soy products, all of which are taken each and every day. I journal all the time. I am 46 and carefully watching for triggers. I now have use of my mind from a mere lucky 3 days a week to 5 out of 7 days and must thank God, thank myself for reading and researching, and be perseverant. It took a very long hard trail for me to get to a healthy comfortable weight as I am now (155 lbs) It felt terrible to lose it and to do it I had to obstain from all fatty dairy over 2% fat, obstain from all wheat except for some pasta with marinara sauce, and I had to take up eating nuts and fish of which I was not fond of before the delemmia I found myself in arrived in my life like a bird crap- unexpected and not wanted. So not only did I still have a daily problem to fight with rapid cycling but with excerise and weight control and the moral responsibility to MYSELF to in a HEALTHY WAY exercise and lose gradually in a healthy way with my heart condition in mind as well, plus , I was in College for the first time.