When I was taking both lithium and Zyprexa, I went two years without an episode. Only when I went off of Zyprexa did I go into a manic episode. Now I am back on it and I have been stable for a year so far. I felt a lot of anxiety and unhappiness the last few years, but suddenly that has dissipated and I feel calm now on a daily basis. Sometimes it makes you forget you have an illness.