bipolar disorde
"Was prescribed for moderate to severe depression and anxiety.  Was never put on mood stabilizers before was never diagnosed or had bipolar or manic disorders. It was a new doc so I thought it was a new approach and went along with it.  After lithium threw me deeper into my depression my doc tried the depakote. It definitely helped bring me out of my lithium fog but after 4 to 6 months I gained 10 lb and found myself in and out of depression. I ultimately had to leave this doc as he didn't want to try anything else and recommended ECT! That was hard to hear and he was completely blowing me off. I also had tried to reach out to my therapist someone I was seeing 2x a week for 8 months and she never got back to me. I'm now on an antidepressant and waiting..."