Hi. You've found a great site to post on! I've been here a couple years off and on. So much support and so many listening ears. I know the diagnosis is a shock, but I hope you come here to help you through the tougher times.

As for me, I was diagnosed two years ago and I'm still having issues adjusting to the disorder, although overall, I'm much better- usually. I'm currently having some big med issues- switching over from Depakote to Lithium because Depakote was NEVER up to theraputic blood levels and it finally stopped working. I started hearing voices again and more often. Without meds, I also saw people and heard voices. There's much more to my experience being bipolar, but basically I'm bipolar I with psychosis. In fact, a lot of my posts here are when I'm not feeling too well.