Beware of self-diagnosis. As a nurse, I made that mistake years ago, and my primary care doc went along with my wishes....all of which delayed my bipolar diagnosis by a dozen years.

Along with the above posters, I wonder as well what symptoms you're experiencing that lead you to suspect you have BP? Even if you're spot on, there may be some surprises in store, as you may not have the kind of bipolar you think you do. I thought I was BP II when I started out, but I wound up being dx'd BP NOS because I have features of both I and II and don't fit either category exactly.

Try to go to your pdoc appointments without pre-conceived notions about what is and is not bipolar disorder. Not everyone with mood swings has it, and not all mood swings---even within bipolar patients---are related to the illness. (Sometimes, we just have bad days like everyone else.)

In the event that you are eventually diagnosed with BP, we'll be here to help; and in the meantime, please feel free to bounce things off us here in the Bipolar forum and ask questions. Helping others, helps us.