[Jessica4407]

Hi, my daughter was just diagnosed as bipolar. The more I've read about it, I think I may also have it. I have suffered from depression for most of my life. I have been on most antidepresants with little or no effect. Since I was 13yrs old I've pretty much gotten drunk oncee a week. I just quit drinking, so I can get the proper MH help, so I can better help my daughter with her issues. My question is, how long should I wait before going to teh Dr. to talk about this? If the alcohol was masking my posssible bipolar, how long will it take for the weekly doses of alcohol to get out of my system before an accurate MH diagnosis can be made? I don't want a Dr. to prescribe me some sort of mood stabilizer right now, if it may not even be necessary. Do I wait 1 week? or more? I think I have a good enough support system now to keep my MH in check and it will not pose any immediate threats to anyone if it gets worse before it gets better. I just want to know if the antidepressants will 'kick in' and start doing what they were supposed to all along, or if in fact they weere always useless, alcohol or not. Thanks for all your help and concern.