Stick with it lemon! It'll take a few weeks for the depakote to take effect, and side-effects are common especially at the start!
I'm sorry that you aren't getting any support. My family nor my employer know about the bipolar either - I'm a teacher and I HAVE told a few coworkers, including our school councelor, haha.
If your boyfriend is open to it, and hey, even you... here's a module that my T gave me - it wasn't particularly useful for me because I'm already quite well-read with bipolar, but I think it's an excellent resource for people who are new with it!
Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) - Psychotherapy, Research, Training
The various modules have different things for you to do with them, but the information in the booklet could be really useful for your bf to read. 
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