Hello there

I have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and OCD. Fortunately for me, I basically overcame the big chunk of my OCD issues (intrusive thoughts) after lots of therapy. It was afterwards that Bipolar became the main issue, and it's still the big one I'm trying to tackle. At the moment I am relatively stable, in therapy, and taking the following medications: Zoloft, Lamictal, Tegretol, and Seroquel. This is the best med combo I've had yet!

In the past during my worst depressive episode, I also had about 10 rounds of ECT treatments, which were extremely helpful. I had to stop them because I would be very ill for a few days after each treatment.

I'm sorry that you're having to treat both the symptoms of Bipolar and OCD, I imagine that must be very difficult for you. I hope you find a treatment that works effectively on both illnesses as soon as possible.