I was on unemployment for two years. Towards the end of my unemployment I filed for SSDI. It only took 2 1/2 months before I was approved. So by the time my unemployment ran out my social security disability picked up. So I believe your best option would be to file for unemployment and SSDI. As long as you are currently seeking treatment and have doctors backing you, you have a good chance of getting it. Atleast thats how it is here in Indiana.

I had been seeking treatment for years though. I also had 3 doctors backing me and two employers behind me telling disability that my employment ended due to my bipolar.