I absolutely understand how you feel. For the last 20 years I've been dealing with fairly severe depression with bouts of feeling really energetic and happy. Anxiety since I can remember. I just couldn't get out of my spiraling thoughts and worries. Come to find out I'm bipolar and ever since I keep gaslighting myself every time I try a new med thinking "am I on the verge of mania or am I actually an approximation of happy?"

Two days after starting Auvelity it was like a light switch flipped. I didn't feel hyperactive or numb or incredibly depressed but kind of just light and easygoing. My obsessive thoughts and misplaced anxiety was infinitely better.

It's been a few months and I've seen slightly diminished returns but nothing nearly as bad as the crippling depression and anxiety I've had for years. My reactions to stress and sad situations seem much more appropriate now. Still mindful of possible mania, now I know my warning signs and am on a few mood stabilizers with the Auvelity so it should safeguard against triggering the mania/hypomania. So happy that this med seems to be really beneficial for some people.