I am on it and for the most part happy, except that it dulls me sexually and it does not prevent elevation altogether - I still use Zyprexa prn. The latter part is ok by me - I can use some goal-directed drivenness, extra sensory sensitivity, and basically enjoy getting things done. But I would like to have unaffected sexuality. So I am looking into Tegretol/Trileptal. They were originally developed for seizure disorders.

lithium is used a bit outside of BP, but for the most part it is a bp drug and it started off as such.

I have scrolled through thread titles, seeing drug names I don't recognize, but - just scanning posts - they appear to be new AP's.

are there still no new drugs that have been developed specifically for the manic depressive illness? None at all? Everything is a seizure or schizo drug later approved for bp by the FDA (or similar authorities outside of US)? Plus anxiolytics and AD's.

Why is manic depression such an elusive subject that nobody even tries to come up with a decent drug to treat it?