Thank you so much for the responses, I do appreciate them. When the weekend is over I will bring up the issue of whether I can cut the pills into quarters with my doc I felt 50 was a bit high to start out with aswell. Really praying that this works for me really don't wanna have to revert back to Depakote. Mind you Depakote dealt with my mania very well but the side effects of major weight gain and extreme drowsiness to the point of becoming a zombie just is too much to handle. It is hard to live a normal life sleeping 12-15 hours a day and still feeling groggy when waking up.