Good morning, haha;
I have been on several drugs for the frequent mania bursts (I am not bipolar; I have SAD), but those were of limited effectiveness. About six months ago my shrink put me on lithium (900mg), and within a couple of months the manic spikes smoothed out, and I got major relief. I still have waves of hypomania that last a few days or a week, but that is manageable. I found lithium to be very helpful. For a bipolar person, I don't know how well it would work. I don't get depressed, just manic. So your results, as they say, may vary.