I'm thinking along the same lines as you are, Angelique67. I deeply appreciate that you share your experience with Klonopin with me. I'm wary of Vistaril, as it will probably be another med that triggers dysphoric mania for me. I am, in fact, wary at this point in my life of psych meds in general. When I was younger, several psych meds were immensely helpful for me. I feel that they saved my life. At this time, however (I'm 52) I'm having perimenopausal (hormonal) stuff go on and that seems to have influenced the way psychiatric medication affects me. The meds are definitely not working the way they used to work for me. It's strange...I'm feeling that I have to approach my bipolar symptoms in a different way than I did in an earlier stage of my life. No wonder this time in a woman's life has been referred to as "the change"!!