I would like to know this as well cause I am also struggling.

I am 50...up until 2 years agoo I was pretty successful..in working and keeping my sanity. But the bipolar has gotten a hold of me for a while. I will say this....The best success for working is maintaining your stress level and having at least 1 person at work you can trust with your diagnosis...I was lucky enough to have my supervisor.

Oh..and I have a master's degree and worked for the state as an OVR (vocational rehabilitation counselor) doc says I can go back to work soon...still need time to adjust.

I was a preschool teacher for 5 yrs.(longest job I ever had by the way) I was always moving and did not have time to think, so that was a good job for me. I quit this job because I hated my boss at times and my step-dad needed someone in his office he could trust with his bookkeeping. So now I work for him as a mortgage processor, it sucks and can be very stressful at times, but I work for my step-dad and he is very understanding and I work when I can. I just posted somwhere else about this, hmmm, oh yeah, "things I'm grateful for." I was grateful for the fact that tomorrow I will have worked a full work week for the first time in a year!

Wish i could help. I dont work because of this illness. maybe someday but not now. docs orders....

WTG foreal!!!!!!!

One of the things I should have mentioned. One or two of the ways you can get back into the workforce WITH support is to call your local Vocational Rehab office. Evry state has one..and every county is covered. Each state calls them something different..PA...Office of Vocational rehabilitation., Delaware..Delaware office of vocational rehab and so on...your local job office or careerlink can point you in the right direction. Also using a job coach is also helpful...good luck all.

I was working as an adoption counselor for the Humane Society and lost my job last month. It was an intricate job with lots of detail and diverse personalities. I took cats and dogs to Petsmart and worked in the shelter one day. I became quite distracted and one day and left four sick cats in a shopping cart and drove back to the shelter. A man wanted to see a dog and by the time I put the dog back in the van, I forgot about the cats. That's one reason I started a discussion about memory and lithium. I'm now looking to work at home. Unfortunately I feel I lack the self-discipline because I'd rather be online in discussions and that doesn't pay much. Hey, that's not fare. Hang in there, including me. Take care, Chuck

I don't take lithium and still have memory loss problems. I think just about any meds...mood stabilizers...antipsychotics...all do it to ya