I was on it for several years as an as-needed med and it worked great. Especially for mania and helping with sleep issues. Dr tried to have me use it everyday and that didn't work well. I ended up too tired and not able to function so they pulled me off.

TD is a serious side effect but you will notice pretty fast and if your dr can get you off of it quickly you should be fine. I've had it with 3 different meds and after a few days off of them, went back to normal.

Good luck.