Hm.
I am classic Bipolar 1 and my mood episodes can be really bad. I have been "escorted" to the hospital by police for speeding in excess of 120 mph, been removed from bridges for believing I can fly, and done all kinds of crazy things during mania. When depressed, I have attempted suicide multiple times and been hospitalized for almost being catatonic.
That being said, my mood episodes are clearly Bipolar 1 because they last weeks and months, until my medication is adjusted to help. I currently take Lithium ER and Seroquel for my bipolar condition.
I don't ask this lightly... Are you sure that you are Bipolar?
If medication DOES NOT help at all, you might question your diagnosis, because Bipolar is a brain chemistry disorder, usually *successfully* treated with a combination of medications: mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics, anti-eptiletics, and sometimes anti-depressants (although the literature is changing about these). There are treatment plans and flowcharts that can dictate doctors in prescribing medicine.
If nothing helps, perhaps you should get a second opinion?? There are other mental health conditions that your symptoms could be indicative of and thus you might not be treated correctly.
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