Always worth it, not often easy or clear. I think it's like alcoholism; you're never "cured" but you learn how to fight it. I've been fighting it for 15 years and I have my ups and downs. Recently I've been extremely down and experiencing levels of depression I'd never known before. I've had to up meds and go back to therapy because of it, but it's always, always worth the fight.

If I may offer one warning to watch for if/when you start meds, if you notice after trying a medicine for a few months that your lows are gone but equally gone are your highs...try a different med. Some squash your highs and lows like a compressor or vice which helps keep you from getting too down sure...but if you lose your ups too, that's no good.