Hi Cocinella, for a long time I was on AD alone (Prozac and Wellbutrin) with no mood stabilizer. It was pretty great for me and helped stop my panic attacks and anxiety attacks at the right dosages. It wasn't until more recently that we added the Abilify to take the edge off my irritability and anger. For me the "up" of bipolar manifests as very harsh anger and irritability, out of proportion with the situation, agitation, beating myself up in my head.

From the literature that's out there I know you are not supposed to take AD alone being bipolar. I can't say that I had an extreme manic episode while on ADs with no mood stabilizer. I will say though that there may have been some mild/moderate stuff related to spending money and inappropriate conversation.

Good luck with your situation.