I did a medication study when I was first diagnosed. It was a good thing; I was treated by a man who is supposed to be one of the top experts in bipolar for 6 months. The study was testing whether a combination of lamictal, depakote and lithium would help rapid cyclers because they'd found that depakote and lithium did and the anti-depressant properties of lamictal made it seem logical that it might add to that.

As far as I know it was never published so I think that probably means it didn't work. I was hospitalized with someone who did the same study and she also didn't think it had been published.

One of the best things was that part of the study was education and I learned a great deal about the illness during my visits.