I think I posted here already but my current experience is pretty upsetting so I wanted to share. I went off trileptal for the month of March. Had a two week hypomania that only crossed the line into mania for a day. Then I restarted April 1 to stave off depression that I knew would follow. And it didn't work. It's not working at all. I may have to switch meds now. And I'm close to being hospitalized because I didn't just get depressed - I'm having a crapload of paranoia and weird stuff going on in my head. So...don't go off without guidance. I'm paying for it big time. I thought I could just start taking it again and it would be fine but it's not going that way.