Sorry that I don't have a positive story to add; mine's a downer.

My bipolar went through the roof, but it is complicated by a dual diagnosis with bpd. Huge episodes, pseudo-psychosis, too erratic to complicate my work, find the work I'd done, good mood in the morning, bad in the afternoon, poor sleep that brought on more stress, hyper-sexuality....geez. It completely sucked and ruined--and I mean ruined important relationships. I am lucky I didn't lose my kids.

I really hope this is a minute percentage of the bipolar woman's response. It was so hard....

I didn't take hormone replacements....Is that where I messed up? But none of my doctors suggested that--I didn't have "medical" problems with menopause.