Hello everyone,

I posted about a month ago for the first time and received so much great feedback. I finally had my psychiatrist appointment and she's diagnosed me as being on the bipolar spectrum. I'm not classic, type I bipolar, but more likely bipolar II. She's still pondering the specific classification, though.

I've been started on a low dose of lamictal that will be gradually increased. 25 mg/day for 2 weeks, then 50 mg/day, etc.

Does anyone have advice for someone newly diagnosed on the bipolar spectrum? Any lifestyle changes or anything else I can do (besides meds & therapy) to help? The "phases" or "episodes" of hypomania/mania have become very difficult this past year. The lack of sleep and risky behavior has become intolerable.

What advice would you have most liked to know when you were newly diagnosed?