Thanks so much everyone. Yea, I don't know what possessed me to tell my dad this. Well I do and probably a good counselor would help as well. I'm somewhat people pleasing and inwardly I think I wanted his stamp of approval. I'm married and mother of two for almost 16 years and still want a fatherly stamp of approval. That's not right. Don't worry though, I'm not going to speak anymore of my decisions about medical concerns to anyone else other than my spouse.

I think the first BIG decision is to accept and realize this is a valid medical condition. I've spent soooo long in denial about it. And I'm actually sad that a first available appt. wasn't available until the end of this month. I've got to pull out of this pit. I feel horrible!

Yes, stupid me stopped all medications at once so the motherly advice will have to pass onto someone else. It was very accurate though and I was whacked out for several months. Almost ruined our vacation last year sadly.

I look forward to posting and getting great info on this site.

Thanks Again Everyone,
Ornate Design

Hi Ornate Design and Welcome.

Oh yes please, never stop a med cold turkey if it's something like an antidepressant (Paxil comes to mind). Meds like that. You can have horrible reactions. I've been there, done that.

Do visit the bipolar forum here. There are really nice people.