Well being Bipolar is nothing to laugh at. But..... Finally having a Good diagnosis and knowing there are meds out there. CONGRATS!!! Many people that have a psychosis have more than one. So it isn't as easy as all that for Doctors to come up with an analogy.
Im happy for you. Please check with a health food store. One that has many Vitamins. There are certain vitamins that are for Depression, Anxiety and Bipolarity. That actually help to make you feel good. They don't work right away like medications do. But after a couple weeks, yours feel a difference.

Good luck buddy...

Welcome to the board. I’ve found so much support and love here. I hope you will too

I found that educating myself about the illness helped a lot, like WebMD, Mayo Clinic are good sites. Also therapy helped me. it took a while to find the right meds for me, so if the first ones don't work don't get discouraged. Keep working with your psychiatrist (pdoc).

Thank you all. I will look into your suggestions. And I really appreciate the support. Big hugs

Welcome. Medication, therapy, and a support system. That trifecta seems to work for me. I wish you the best on this journey. Prayers for strength and peace.

Working to get the right Medication Cocktail and regularly seeing a Therapist is the right way to treat BiPolar Disorder. It does take some patience, because it can take some time to find that right Cocktail. Having a very open and honest relationship with your Therapist is also very important.

Take care.

Welcome to the group, be careful of vitamins, suppliments etc for bipolar. 99% are snake oil and potentially damaging. I've a wealth of research from different sources to back that up.

Welcome and I agree with having the right med combination, therapy and support system in place. Personally, for me I also found cutting out alcohol was what I needed to do to stay stable with my meds.

Welcome to the board..... There are a great group of folks here

It took me a while to get diagnosed as well..... For several years it was depression and anxiety

It's great to get the right diagnosis..... Then you can start to work towards finding that stable place.... I'm glad that you're here......xo

Welcome to bipolar. :-/ The good news is that now you have an accurate diagnosis, your medication and treatment will work much better and you should find much more relief.

I dont have much in the way of advice but I want to wish you luck.

Thank you to everyone who left support.

me too. 8 years for me of mental health issues. and up and down. thought it was anxiety/depression etc.

I'm so glad you're finally getting the appropriate help. I would suggest continuing to follow the recommendations of your physician & counselor. All the best to you & congrats for getting on the right track!