You might have both. PTSD can trigger the bipolar and the bipolar can mess up getting diganoised PTSD. It might be that the meds as imperfect as they were tamped enough bipolar symptoms to shine a light on the PTSD. There is hope tho, don't give up. I had both and was a mess until I got a handful of good coping strategies down. The problem with coping skills is that it takes persistent effort to results. The meds only do so much on there own but the bipolar part pretty much needs. It till the skills become learnt