Well, assuming a Psychiatrist diagnosed you, see him/her regularly. Medication could take a while to get right - correct dosage, correct drug...we're all different. So try and be patient. If you aren't already seeing a therapist regularly, I'd recommend that as well.
Otherwise, stay on here and I'm sure you'll learn a lot from the posts - even how goofy we can get. Welcome!!

welcome to DS

patience with yourself and your care providers, that should work

A good relationship with you're pdoc/tdoc. get you're Meds straightened out which may take time and patience and use Daily Strength as a positive resource. Good luck to you.

welcome! My best advice, take it day by day and be patient.

I have been taking Lamictal, risperdal, lexapro, for over a year now. just added abilify, and klonopin to the mix. We will see how I do with that. I hope it will help. Thanks for all the advice.

Welcome to the site...learn as much as you can, ask questions and talk, talk talk as much as you can about what you're going thru and feeling..Make sure you have a good support network of friends and loved ones who understand as much as they can....bless you

stay on your meds, look after yourself, read up on the different medications, try and exercise.

You have a long road ahead of you so you might as well get comfortable. You will read things you may not understand then later totally understand. And you will read things you will fear then rejoice in later.

Take your time and read others posts that interest you, even the funny ones, we all need to laugh. I learned the most by reading other messages than by going to a therapist and a pdoc. I need things explained to me in not such a clinical way.

They will give you meds which will work, then they won't work anymore. So they will increase them which for a while maybe years, will work again.

Then they will add other meds to go with your first meds. And more meds so you can sleep.

Then they will change the meds usually because they don't work anymore. But don't worry if you wonder how many combinations there are it is simple algebra or calculus.

If there are 6 AD (antidepressants) 5 AP(anti psychotics) and 7 MS (mood stabilizers) you either multiply all of them together. 6 X 7 X 5 =210 mixtures.

Or it is 7P! Something like this 7 X 6 X 5 X 4 X 3 X 2 X 1= who the hell cares.

In otherwords there are a lot for many years. Being bp is a great excuse in blaming your mistakes on the fact that you are now legally insane.