I gained some weight at the start, munchies were amazingly potent, but I seem stable enough now. Otherwise, it pulled me out of mania quite abruptly once it went into therapeutic range. 250mg and 500mg dosages didn't do much. 1000mg cranked it down tight.

Added the AP later and I've had no depression or manic episode for a good six months now. Just a nibble of paranoia remains... but ok enough.