Lithium never did anything for me when I went through depression, although for my anxiety they started giving me Seroquel 25mg to take at the onset of an anxiety attack. So far that has been working well.... avoid at all costs ativan and clonazapan since they create a dependency.
I have BP type 4, Ill have a one week cycle of depression every few months but when on anti depressants I go into a mania or feel like nothing is happening.
They have me on Seroquel 400mg and wellbutrin, so far since I got these meds, everything has been great! I mean I can actually sleep at night, I rarely suffer an anxiety attack compared to the 4+ attacks I had before the meds.
Hope everything works out for you....