The mixed episodes can be extremely confusing. What am I feeling? How should I act? What will make it stop? The truth is, for me at least, that to even ask in the sense of a struggle against the illness is to fed the very cycles from which I wish to escape. I'm learning to rather study them. What works for me and what doesn't... much as sqrl recommended. To quote a wonderful TV show... "Resistance if futile." It will happen whether you want it to or not. I'm don't have the knowledge of meds that others here have as I have only been on mine for a short period of time and I am still titrating ever so slowly up to my "target dose." I highly recommend followin the advise of the others. It most certainly will give you a look into the depths of the illness and how to coexist with it in relative peace. Take care my friend and please keep us posted.

ryan