I am a military wife, who is 24, with 2 children. I was diagnosed with Bipolar/Anxiety/Anorexia, in my early teen years. When first diagnosed, I was prescribed Trileptal, and was quickly taken off of it, after trying to OD on it. I wasn't on any medications after that, until the birth of my youngest child, when I was dealing with severe Postpartum Depression, which shortly after, triggered my Biploar. I was then prescribed Abilify and Seroquel (can't remember if they were taken together or separately, only that during that time period, I took both.) I started having terrible side effects and took myself off of them both. My youngest child is now 20 months old, and I am having the absolute worst Mania that I have ever experienced. There has been a great change in my life, considering my husband just returned home from a 7 month deployment. I am having trouble keeping up with the extra housework/laundry, and my daily routine has changed completely. It's like I was used to 1 way of life, and now I can't function. I can't remember if this happened right after he left. I know that if it did, it wasn't nearly as prominent, because I don't remember it. Basically, I'm just having a hard time. I don't know the reason for me writing this, or what I expect to come of it. I guess I just need to talk to someone. I plan on going to the doctor, tomorrow morning. I just don't want to be put back on medication, because I seem to have horrible side effects with them all. I'm just really desperate for normal.