Jessica, you are describing me to a T. I could split the day in half with my moods. I'd be just fine in the morning, sailing right along, if not happy as a clam, at least neutral ..... and by lunchtime I'd be suicidal. The only thing that stopped it was a therapeutic dose of Lamictal (and before that, Depakote, which I got kept on even though I couldn't stand it).

Bipolar II, according to my pdoc, is "depression plus." You *don't* get the manic episodes like bipolar I -- you just get the severe depression, and the irritability, and the problems sleeping, all of which I had in spades before finding new life on a mood stabilizer.

Your T at school needs some more education, I think. Can you find a community clinic that will let you pay on a sliding scale? That's what I do because my insurance will only authorize 1 visit a MONTH with a T and that's about as useless as it gets. I see my T at this clinic twice a week and only pay $10 a session. I've made more progress in 5 months than I have in the last 5 years. It's worth a try.

Candy

There used to be a real me, but I had it surgically removed. -- Peter Sellers