Bipolar 30 years but just diagnosed

I have thought for years that I had anger issues and depression. Have been divorced once and thank God I was dx't before it was 2 divorces.

My husband has been saying for years that I had something wrong. I was abusing oppiates as I also have severe fibromyalgia. A nurse friend of mine told me opiates negate the affects of the Paroxotine that I have been taking for 16 years.

I called my primary the next day. He talked to me for a long time and asked a lot of questions. Then told me I am bipolar. I hadn't slept for weeks. I am depressive during the day and manic by night. He put me on Trazadone at night for sleep and I slept 7 hrs last night.

I live in California. I lost my job over a year ago and have no insurance so am trying to get medical which can be a long process. Have been referred to an excellent psychiatrist but he's booked out a month and I can't even make appointment until medical is active so no medication until then.

I was actually relieved when I got the diagnosis because I know what I am dealing with and there is hope.

I look forward to talking to you all and I thank you for your help!

thank you! I went 4 days with almost no sleep on the trazadone but I updated last night to 200 milligrams with a milligram of xanax and slept 11 hours!!

I slept 9 hrs last nite. I can't take opiates because escalates my mania into full blown! I have severe fibromyalgia as well and now can't take any meds for it now so I am in severe pain.