Hi Capricorn - everyone here has made some excellent points. It's also possible that you can have depression and mania at the same time. I'm BP II and was misdiagnosed with depression/anxiety for years. My manic episodes are easily mistaken for creative energy and it was only when the anti-D I was taking triggered a more severe manic phase that I got the correct diagnosis.

The link BlackPup recommended is excellent..and here's the "it's a small world" comment of the day: An excellent recommendation from halfway around the world, and Jim Phelps is the psychiatrist my doctor consults regarding my diagnosis and medication. He's just in the next town from where I live!

Hope you get the treatment and medication that fits your particular situation, and hope you keep checking in here.