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Start making efforts to track symptoms and moods. Look up peer-reviewed professional research and educate yourself on the disorder as well as treatment options. Educate yourself on medications, and the side-effects of those medications. Mood stabilizing prescriptions have a wide range of potential side effects and some work better for different types of Bipolar than others. The most important thing is to work on self awareness, and know that even though there is a stigma behind the disorder, you are not crazy or weird!