I need my meds, I'm dangerous during my depressive state. But, I love taking my meds, and I'm going to try and get an anxiety med to add to my stabilizer.

My personal experiance with them is that it allows me to be me. It does change me, but in a way that makes me comfortable knowing I'm being myself and not bipolar...if that makes sense.

I'm one of those people that was glad to be dx with bipolar. Only because I finally had answers. I was able to really understand what was going on with me. I'm the only one in my family on meds, and I'm also the only one that seems to be able to keep it together.

You'll be fine. The more you learn about it the easier it gets to notice symptoms and stuff.

This site is awesome and I've found a lot of relief since joining. Its the only site I'm actually active in.