Talked to my husband about the med making me sleepy and he goes "Isnt there something you could do besides taking medicine". Well, hon, I wish there was. He still doesnt get it, 7 yrs down the road and several episodes later. Maybe if he was actually around to watch them happen instead of hearing about them on the ph. " oh, you' re having a manic episode? What does that mean? Oh you're depressed, so sorry." I deal with all this crap on my own with the help of my drs. I'm amazed I've made it so far as well as I have. Maybe I'm just lucky so far.