Hi Yoda,
My PDOC won't prescribe Xanax in his opinion it is worst then Ativan. I was on a so called normal dose of Ativan until a few years ago. I was having a very hard time sleeping, causing bad Manic/Mixed episodes. He prescribed 6 mg at night for sleep. Overtime my mood has become more depressed. I started taking my daily 12mg dose pretty much how I want to.

I was on Zoloft for a long time, it caused me to rapid cycle. I was told by the experts at John Hopkins to never take an antidepressant. They said I had a bad case of rapid cycling and AD make it worse.

Currently I convinced my PDOC to prescribe an AD due to the horrid circumstances. He prescribed Effexor 150 mg. I am down to 75 mg and I am weaning off. It did not help me.