it's a shame that the majority of us were misdiagnosed for years-and not receiving proper meds. I have been treated now with 3 meds for almost a year. Its nice not having the episodes of mania/severe depression,however, there are side effects of medication that are no fun. I feel like i lost all of my personality, i suffer from short term memory loss and i am constantly repeating myself to the point were others are very annoyed, i lose my train of thought. I feel like i am existing only and not living anymore. I am happy that i came on this site . Reading other people's posts and seeing the similarity has left me feeling not so alone-i feel understood-unless you are bipolar no one can know what we have been through and what we will continue to go through.