Was on Divalproex but it made me feel flattened and i cried alot. Switched over to Seroquel. Currently on 100 at night and 50 in the morning. Although the seroquel knocks me out when i'm upping it to a new level/adjusting... I've really found it helpful. Especially for my rage, ruminating thoughts, and anxiety. Ill be bumping up to 350 over the next week.
Im in BC Canada, and the psych only adjusts my meds, we dont talk about much. I see a Therapist through Mental Health. My doc told me to go to the local Mental Health centre and do a self-referral. I did this and was able to get into DBT (once weekly for 2 hours for a year) an hour every other week with the therapist and once monthly or every two months (depending on need) with the Mental Health on staff Psych. Maybe see if something like that is in your area.
*sidenote, I was thinking i might still need help with depression and was interested in Pristiq but havent taken it yet*