It sounds like you are struggling. This is a problem with having BP - finding meds that allow one to function. From your description, it seems you are burning the candle at both ends. Seroquel was the worst drug I ever took. I could sleep for hours and hours on it and then was still groggy in the morning. I simply could not tolerate it. I talked to my psychiatrist and we discontinued the med and subbed in something else.
But, as BirdDancer points out, you don't know how a new med will work or if you will find it more difficult to be productive.
It is possible you might be trying to do too much. I consider myself stable. I am stable because I take the meds as prescribed. I have about 8 good productive hours in me each day. I know my limits. There's no way I could work a second job, let alone go back to school. Good luck to you as you get this all figured out.
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Bipolar: Lamictal, and Abilify. Klonopin, Ritalin and Xanax PRN.
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