Oxcarbazepine
"Lithium put me in the hospital for a month.  I was on a respiratory tube 10 days and in a coma for 2.  It really worked before this stay.  I was also in renal for 10 days.  Once I was released my doc tried Trileptal with an anti-anxiety med and I have been episode-free for almost 3 years.  Lithium is great but have your blood levels checked VERY frequently.  If you're having trouble with other medz, please consider giving this a try.  I feel like a different person!"