Welcome to the forum. I'm pretty new here too. I also go to another site: about.com bipolar disorder. They have a chat site which is pretty nice.

I have been diagnosed with BP for 9 years. What I have learned is that being on the right meds and talk therapy is what helps. Getting a pdoc that has some experience with BP is important. It took several tries before I found my pdoc. He is very experienced in the medications available and what works. Everyone is different.

Good luck with getting your pdoc and talk therapy going.

Best regards,
Sharon