Any comforting or practical thoughts welcome! I thought at first that Lamictal was the answer to my bipolar pain. It was, for a while, then I started getting off-balance. Ultimately, I fell off a ramp onto my back on the concrete. Hit my head. That was about 3 weeks ago. Not badly hurt, but hurt, mostly my neck. I go to physical therapy tomorrow. A few days later, my pdoc switched me to lithium. Not doing so good. Very lethargic. Sometimes mildly depressed; sometimes rapid cycling; sometimes irritable all day. The last few days I have canceled all the fun things I usually do with friends, and sleep all day. Did get to see some good videos, though. Reading a thriller - I really like thrillers. Lately, I've found some great cyber-thrillers. The pdoc said, "There are ALWAYS side effects. There are no quick fixes."