Hi Amanda,

For me it only took one blood test. Personally Lithium didnt agree with me, I stuck it our for 6 weeks but just felt my low energy was too much to handle so my Pdoc switched me to another med.
Just give it time, relax and remember you are going through a lot right now with your diagnosis and accepting, understanding. But don't be afraid to go back and say if you feel its not working out for you.
All meds work differently for different people so I'd say take on board similar positives rather than negatives, judge for yourself if the meds are working for YOU.