Information and opinions on health from Learning at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/924531/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/924531/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/924531/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/924531/119967/long Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:57:32 -0400 Learning Hi,   My boyfriend was diagnosed about a year ago.  I understand that everyone is different, but I would like to know how long it usually takes to find the right drugs or combination of drugs.  Nothing seems to work so far.  It has gotten so bad that he has been in the hospital 16 times in the last 6 months.  Every time it seems that they tweek his meds, get him stable, and let him out.  He is out for about a... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/924531/119967/long http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/924531/109335/understand Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:23:34 -0400 Learning My boyfriend and I met about 6 years ago. There was a mutual attraction back then but due to other circumstances we never dated, just remained good friends until we lost touch for a few years. During this time he went through a hard time and was eventually diagnosed as bipolar. He was able to finally get in contact with me and let me know his diagnosis and was apparently responding well to treatment at the time. We began dating and everything... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/924531/109335/understand