I am 37 recently diagnosed with BP1 and have one child who is 15 almost 16. I feel doomed sometimes b/c I feel old comparatively, however it looks like there are a lot more ppl around my age than I thought.

Still trying to get stable also is exhausting and my family and pdoc and therapist think researching meds and being on here isn't good for me. I say hey I want to know what I am putting in my body and if feels good to not feel so alone.

Anyway I read someplace the average age of a person being diagnosed is 40 although I don't know if that is correct.