Is this the norm?

I was diagnosed bipolar in November but I have been suffering for years. I have been on meds since November but I am still having mood swings. I am all over the map with my moods. Is this normal even while being medicated? I have also become agoraphobic along with all this other stuff with severe anxiety. I was hoping once I started on my meds that I would hopefully feel normal for once. Are my meds just not working or am I doomed to be like this forever? I have an appointment this month to see a new doctor since my old one quit her practice. So I will be bringing this whole thing up with him then. But until then I need some advice. Thank you

Hello, Ambie136, and welcome to Psych Central! It usually takes a while for docs to come up with the right drugs and the right dosages before bipolars notice an improvement. Most of us have to go through a trial and error period. It sounds to me like they haven't found the right meds for you yet. So, hang in there!

What meds are you taking? I have a couple of anxiety disorders, as well as bipolar, all of them are treated separately in my case.

It's very true that it can take a long time to find the right meds that work for you. Even then, it's not uncommon for some meds to stop working. So you go back to square one.

Hope you feel better soon.

I've been up and down for a year and tried, recently, some new cocktails because my old combo just plain wasn't working for me.

Hope my new pdoc I see tomorrow is one who is willing to work with me and at least listen to some options that I would like to propose.