I think anyone dealing with Bipolar needs to be reminded that YOU have a say in your treatment. If you are on a medication and the side effects are not tolerable well it's time to try a new one, I have been on all kinds and many I have stopped for a variety of reasons.

People without Bipolar often do impulsive things so .. Hey ! Don't beat yourself up over every possible thing you may have ever done because you have Bipolar, I'm sure some of those decisions were just because why the hell not...

Personally I can not take any Antidepressants .. they will flip me right into a ugly messy Mania.

I have had to grow a bit of a thicker skin, I can't let assumptions by others make me feel worse.

I am not all " pro med! rah rah rah " I do think sometimes people may need meds to help them level them out and allow a person to find non medication ways to navigate there life.

I have no intention of being on meds forever.

Just try and remember you have many options