Well, I have been recently diagnosed as BPII- my T doc knew I was BP but couldn't decide I or II so early in me seeing her. I went to a new Pdoc on Thursday and she confirmed BPII. I too have some manic stuff but have not put my family in BK or high debt, I have not landed in jail due to my mania but I have made some bad judgements- feeling as though there are no consequences- in my mania. I am taking Lamictal and Hydroxizine and Cymbalta...this is a new combo so I am only 2 days into to it to know how its working. The depression is the worst! Society has such a warped sense of BP......they think we are all severly mental and unstable....but there are so many levels of BP.
Hang in there.....