Yes I have been through thorough trials of everything over enough periods of time. Also because I m now elderly my body is even.more sensitive to side effects and at lower doses. I have been through the conventional and nonconventual combinations. I have had plenty of hospitalizations. Since this is nonformulary for bipolar for the VA my pdoc had to submit a lot of documentation for the pharmacist, who has also worked with me, to get it approved. It's a government agency after all. I will wait longer, then I think you are right, I should change my screen name. Hadn't considered that. However 3 months is still a short time overall, so we will see if it keeps on working, or if I would happen to get myself into a bad situation and then have it not work so well, then after that situation got resolved to see if it would kick back in. Who knows?