Thanks for keeping up. I see my Pdoc Tues. He put me on effexor. I stopped taking it last Thurs. The depression was gone but my mind has been racing, teeth clenching...forgetting to breath....( my mania) So I guess it's ok to get me through a crisis.. but I can't do it long... I have even tried Sam-E in the past.. it manics me too. Still waiting to calm down...but better.