Does anyone know if there are proven complains about bipolar medication going wring?

I have been diagnosed with bipolar type I, which I understand has hallucinations and is more extreme than bipolar type II. I know the symptoms that every website lists for bipolar- increased energy, decreased need for sleep, etc…for mania and decreased energy, feelings of hopelessness or guilt, etc…for depression. What I’m looking for is individual experiences with this disorder. For example, I get really involved in things like painting, then feng shui, then collecting several different things, then geneology, then physics, etc… when I’m manic. I switch from one thing into a completely different thing and completely lose interest in the thing before. Does that make sense? I know that each person’s experiences will vary, but I would like to hear about behaviors besides those listed in the typical diagnostic criterea.
These answers are great. I have to laugh because I can relate to so many of you!

Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and Asperger’s Disorder are very similar in the way the two illness are treated because their symptoms are similar too. But what exactly are these two diseases and how are they similar?

Pediatric bipolar disorder, or better known as manic depression, is an illness that can present as a mood swings or mood cycling. Patients who suffer from pediatric type one tend to have episodes of mania with alternating with episodes of depression. Patients with pediatric type two experience the thralls of depression with alternating episodes of mania.

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I am a middle school teacher and my 6th graders are doing research papers on diseases and medical conditions..one of my students is researching Bipolar disorder and would like to interview someone who’s has actually experienced this disorder. If you would be willing to answer a few questions, please send me your email address…my student will email you a 5-8 questions survey to answer. We really appreciate it! Thanks much!
(effertjm@mail.milwaukee.k12.wi.us)

Being bipolar and living with the illness means that you should have a bipolar disorder treatment plan in place. This usually begins to be formed from the time that a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is made. Often the bipolar disorder treatment is split into two types – one for treating manic episodes and one for treating depressive episodes. It is essential that this happens so that the person with bipolar disorder is getting the correct bipolar disorder treatment.
During a manic episode the bipolar disorder treatment will start with the elimination of any substances that might could the sufferer harm – many will turn to stimulant drugs so they should be removed as they can further alter the mood. Next an assessment should be made to determine whether the best form of bipolar disorder treatment is to hospitalise the sufferer. In particularly extreme manic episodes this can happen to prevent the sufferer from coming to any harm.
Then mood stabilising drugs need to be administered as the next phase in the bipolar disorder treatment. Lithium tends to be used at this stage as it is can be a highly effective mood stabiliser. If after a week or so the bipolar sufferer will then be given antipsychotic drugs which should help to stabilise the moods. After this stage of bipolar disorder treatment additional drugs may be prescribed along with any therapy that might be needed. By this point the bipolar sufferer should be quite stable and able to continue with their daily life as usual.
During a depressive episode the bipolar disorder treatment is quite similar with lamotrigine or lithium being given to the sufferer initially. If they fail to respond to these many doctors have the opinion that they will have to cope with the depressive episode for as long as it lasts. Strangely antidepressants are not normally included in bipolar disorder treatment plan for depressive episodes as they don’t tend to work very well.
Once the bipolar disorder treatment is underway the next step could be to begin cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) so that the sufferer can start to recognise what triggers their bipolar disorder and learn ways to avoid these triggers. Therapy of this form can be hugely successful if the sufferer is willing to try this type of bipolar disorder treatment. By being able to manage their different moods a bipolar sufferer is helping to reduce the number and severity of depressive and manic episodes. Alternative bipolar disorder treatments are also quite popular with yoga and meditation being two of the most widely used by sufferers around the world.
Although there is no known cure for bipolar disorder there are a number of ways that bipolar disorder treatment can help sufferers and there is constant research into finding more ways. It may seem as though there is nothing that can be done for someone who is bipolar but as you can see there are several options that sufferers can try to find which is the best bipolar disorder treatment for them.

what kind of drugs..
Pills alcohol etc. would make someone snap.. like one minute they’re happy and then the next they are annoyed with a bad temper? Getting mad a small things. Sometimes they can drink alot without getting wasted then sometimes they’ll have a few drinks and be drunk?

The very name of the illness – bipolar – tells us that it involves two extreme ends. At its simplest it can be seen as mood swings – from mania to depression and back. Let’s look at each separately:

Symptoms of Mania Mania can range from the normal level mood through hypomania (which covers mild to moderate) to severe mania.

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(I drink and smoke weed all the time and I’m trying to quit)I’m 29 years old, I live with my dad, I have 3 older siblings. My mom passed away when I was 18.(2 weeks before my 19th birthday). I have been in trouble with the law since I’ve been 16. I recently got a DUI back in June.(this would be my 3rd DUI). I have come to realize that every time I have been arrested or in trouble, alcohol has been involved. I saw a psychiatrist in April and he put me on Lexapro for my anxiety disorder(bipolar disorder). I have been going to group counseling(required by the state) and I have come to realize that not 1 member of this family has tried to reach out and help me with my alcohol addiction. NOT ONCE! My family only helps me when it’s too late. I really want to stop drinking, and I’ve tried, but my dad will make dinner or somethin’ and he’ll tell me “there’s beer in the fridge”. I can’t take this anymore, considering that my dad said this family gave up on me, but did they ever care in the first place. I try to talk to my dad about my mental disorder and alcoholism but all he ever tells me is “you’re not an alcoholic” or “you don’t have a mental disorder”. WHY DOES MY DAD NOT WANT TO BELIEVE THAT ONE OF HIS CHILDREN IS MESSED UP IN THE HEAD??? remember, that my dad knows that I drink all the time, and I smoke weed all the time(I want to say used too, because I’m trying to stop) Once again, not one person in this family has ever talked to me about my drinking problem. He knows I go to AA meetings and counseling, but pretty much laughs at me.
another way of putting it is why does my family look the other way with my serious problems