So yesterday I finally put my foot down with my PDoc and said that I didn't feel I had Bipolar 1 because I felt the hypo mania was simply me coming out of the winter with SAD and wanted to do so much before the depression returned. I have had the depression and anxiety day in and day out for about 48 weeks a year, been treated with meds for bipolar and of course nothing helped. My PDoc listened to what I had to say, and is taking me off all the meds I was on for the bipolar and has started me on effexor and olanzipine.

Has anyone had experience with these meds, and what side affects have you noticed?