First it worked very well for me for quite some time and without triggering my bipolar.


It's a weird med; the higher the dose the lower the side effects. If you are taking it for sleep you may need a lower dose. If you are having weight gain increasing the dose may decrease that side effect. When I was on the highest dose I didn't gain any weight.

It eventually stopped working or started messing with my bipolar (this was 20 years ago, I don't remember) and I had to go off it. But I liked it the time it worked for me.