Don't know too much about a lot of the medicines out there. I was on Lithium for quite some time and I was still having issues, plus i have chronic back pain and all you can take with Lithium is Tylenol . After a while they added Lamictal and it helped a lot so they dropped the Lithium and I am still doing good. I notice a lot of ppl have issues with taking there meds, for me, it has brought me to a place that I am well and feel life is worth living again.