I was diagnosed this summer, bipolar type 1. I was prescribed Geodon and Depakote, which helped kill the mania but also made me feel like a completely different person. I couldn't remember what I had done even a few minutes before, they sucked major balls. Geodon actually is one of the most intensely bad substances I've ever taken. And every time you start taking it, you spend about a week where you are not only miserable but completely incapacitated.

So right now I'm off the meds, I just avoid the triggers I know (arguing, drinking alcohol, staying up for days etc) and I vaporize about 1/10 gram of pot when I have school (I get anxiety also as a consequence of the bipolar and it helps a lot with that).

I haven't had any episodes since I started doing that, so I'm staying off the meds. I had to change my lifestyle a lot though, no booze, no mushrooms, and I have to keep a little pot on hand all the time.