I just saw a psychiatrist who believes that I may be bipolar. He wants to put me on a mood stabilizer, like lithium. I don t believe that I am bipolar. I m pretty sure that I have persistent depressive disorder, but my psychiatrist doesn t believe that disorder exists, so the only other option, in his mind, is bipolar. If I m not bipolar, will taking a mood stabilizer cause me any harm? I had a strong adverse reaction to Wellbutrin/bupropion (auditory hallucinations), but I took Lexapro(escitalopram) and it worked well for me, but after a few months it stopped having any effect on my depression.