I am the same, I felt the most mentally stable I EVER have in my life during my pregnancy and for the first few months after, until my period came back at 12 weeks (despite full time breastfeeding!) 
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Originally Posted by Crazycatlady82
For two days before my period, I am suicidal enough that I could probably go to the hospital, I cry, I hate everything about myself and my life, I feel anger, and it's all just over nothing. When I got pregnant and during my pregnancy I was able to take only a very minimal amount of one of my meds and I felt mentally stable and well.
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dx BPII with mixed features/rapid cycling. currently on lamictal 200 mg/day for maintenance, and after a bout of postpartum depression recently am (hopefully temporarily) also on seroquel XR 50 mg/day, xanax as needed.
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