Well, I have realized that my medication ( Cymbalta ) has quit working. I have been anxious and very depressed for a month now. I saw my doctor and he suggested stopping a different medication that he thought was causing this. That did not help at all. He also suggested therapy, which ( duh ) I have been doing for years. I was getting so frustrated with him - he is a good doc, but I felt like he was blowing me off. At my last appointment, we also talked about adding Abilify. Then he turns around and says " I don't want to put you on anything else right now. " I was pissed ! I talked to a couple of my friends about the situation, and one of them told me to call him back and ask why. So, I called him back and he states that I have intense resistant depression. I guess he is frustrated with me too, which pisses me off even more. However, there is a happy ending - he did decide to put me on Abilify, and I started it yesterday. I guess I am just trying to say that if you feel like your doctor is not listening to you, please remember that you have rights as a patient ! I had to be very assertive to get the help I obviously need. I am praying that this med will help me because I am so tired of this bipolar BS. I feel like my life is controlled by this disorder - I know that I need to work on the way I think, but it is very difficult when you are not able to concentrate or are so agitated that you cannot think at all. I am so tired of feeling this way - sometimes I think that doctors do not care at all. I thought I had a very good doctor, and now I am wondering if he really is good anymore. I am afraid to switch because I have been seeing him for about seven years now, and he has always been very responsive and kind up until now. I am going to give the Abilify a chance to work and see what happens. Thanks for letting me vent.