Thank you everyone for your welcoming replies. Yes, my mother has always been difficult to deal with, but she's the kind of person "damned if you do, damned if you don't"--she gets insulted if I don't talk to her, but she tears me down if I do try and talk to her.

Fortunately, my dad and my fiance are very supportive and they try to understand what is going on. I am seeing a therapist, but I have just started with her, so I am unsure if she will be a good support system for me or not. I have yet to find a therapist that I have really connected with, so I am still looking. It just gets so frustrating with my mom. She's so judgmental and so quick to pass mental illness off as an excuse.

I am working on getting rid of these bills. I have handed my credit cards over to my dad, so hopefully once I get my tax return, they will be gone. I have a pending job offer so that will hopefully also put me on the right track. Besides dealing with my mom, I am also dealing with adjusting to the new medications. Before I received the Bipolar diagnosis, they thought I had Major Depressive Disorder and put me on Zoloft. Now, I'm on Topamax (aka Dopamax ugh) as a mood stabilizer because I tend to binge eat and I feel absolutely awful most of the time. My head just feels so foggy all the time and I have headaches most of the day. The psychiatrist is also planning on putting me on another mood stabilizer this Friday. I am trying to keep up with my schoolwork while taking care of the baby. Has anyone else had trouble adjusting to their medication? I've been on it for about 2 weeks now? Do I need to wait longer to get used to it? Any tips for adjusting?

Thanks again everyone