@deanb hi Dean, I also have Bi-Polar 2
BP2, has more depression than manic episodes.
BP1, has more manic episodes and less depression.

I’ve been taking Lamictal 150mg. for years!

Hope that helps.

I'm pretty new to the diagnosis as well. I found this tool online (I linked it above as well), and it's been really helpful in tracking each day and seeing patterns.

I've had one episode since I started it, and I have info for the days leading up to it, information of a sort that I've never had before. I've allowed both my counselor and psychiatrist to access my account as well so they can see what's going on as well.

Above all else, it has me paying closer attention than I ever have before. I was in a soft manic phase last week, recognized it, was on the lookout for a possible flip, did flip, saw it hitting, recognized the depression setting in just as I'd recognized the mania, and was able to take steps that kept it at bay. It took the better part of two days fighting it off, but I did. The previous episode, before I started the program, slipped over me without my knowing, I was just borderline suicidal again, and that time I made some poorly thought out decisions. This time I saw it as it set in. Whether I will next time I have no idea, but just catching it this once, for the first time, felt like a small victory. It's definitely worth looking at and seeing if it's helpful for you.