Welcome! I started and having been keeping up with this but plan on
doing better in the future. I am going through stuff and the meds
just aren't helping anymore so I quit taking everything except
Seroquel (to sleep) and I am mood swinging bad....I will chat
whenever I can emailing to me is the best way to go....alicia

--- In succeeding_with_bi-polar@yahoogroups.com, "Kathleen K.
Kwieran" <kathy_k@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, I am Kathy and have suffered from the bipolar illness since I
was
> 12 (I am now 48). I joined a group after I found out in '94 and
that
> was very helpful and supportive. But I quit for I had so much going
on
> and was not doing well.
> Since then I attended a Lifestyle Management course and things got
> better. What helped me most was when I changed my meds. I am now
> taking Serenity and it has changed my life...for the better.
> I now rescue cats and have not been happier. Now that I am in a
good
> place I thought it would be nice to join another group for support
and
> help. Also to help others.
> I was looking for another group when I stumbled onto this one. I am
> looking forward to getting to know each member here.
> Kathy Kwieran
> www.kathyskitties.com
>