[RantyDave]

Take the meds.

Expect this to be a journey - you have to try several and you may end up on a combination (I take four). If you're dozy at work as for some ritalin to help. I hope you have health insurance :( Also, if you go through 'high' periods you're not depressed, you have bipolar 2.

Take the meds. This shit literally saved my life.

[zoba]

To make that a little clearer:

'Bipolar' is a condition with depressive and manic states. Low lows, and high highs.

'Bipolar Type 2' is a condition with depressive and hypomanic states. Low lows, and just feeling particularly good. People who experience hypomania without depression often don't complain about it / see it as a problem.

[lotsofthrows]

> I hope you have health insurance :(

That's honestly one of the only reasons I haven't quit my job. I'm performing so poorly, and am so intensely ashamed of it, but don't want to go on COBRA while unemployed.

> Take the meds. This shit literally saved my life.

Thanks for sharing. It really has been reassuring to hear they've genuinely helped others.

[tunesmith]

I believe you can go on cheaper individual or ACA healthcare throughout the year if you have a change in "life circumstance". Highly likely to be much cheaper than COBRA.