I am a bipolar mother of 3 girls and wife. I am also a MBA student and like you I am trying to get to a point of feeling better and not just getting by. I take Topamax 400/day along with Depakote as mood stabilizers and I think the Topamax is the best mood stabilizer I've been on so far on keeping me stable. I've only been on it a few months but so far I like it. I also take Trilafon and Abilify for paranoid/delusional episodes. I struggle mainly with depression, anxiety, and ADD along with bouts of hypomania and mixed episodes. Welcome.