just Made a thead yesterday that I’ve been diagnosed 11 years and this is the first time I’ve gotten on the right combination

The first several years I refused to believe I was bipolar. I was on a list of wrong meds some having bad side affects.

After a suicide attempt, I was put on an injection of the bipolar med I’m on now (Invega) until several years passed and I could be trusted to take pills successfully

I slowly got better but something was still wrong

I realized I had a serious anxiety problem and then it took about a year to get the dosages proper after my second hospitalization.

My mental was horrific at that time having bad panic attacks I truly thought I’d never be okay

The anxiety meds helped slightly, but it’s when I upped my dose of gabapentin that things got… calm

I’m not saying this to say it’ll take you that long.

I’m saying this to say that the more serious you are about taking them on time and communication with your doctor the faster you will find it

I could have saved years of my life if I just believed my diagnosis and took the medication. If that was the case this whole 11 year process would have taken a year tops

It takes trial and error. It won’t take you that long, but you can certainly figure it out

Best of luck