ways to control bipolar disorder

Is there a way to control bipolar without lithium, or medicine Atleast more sensitive?
I was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder when he was 16. I put on lithium 300 mg daily, but I quickly learned that I had to go through a gap of three weeks before he left to make me feel bad physically. I've had since lost my insurance a couple of times, and had to reboot. The widening gap is killing me. I want to explore new options because I feel that I can not control by myself anymore.
There are many other options you should talk to your doctor. But lithium is probably the cheapest drug there is. If you have no health insurance, there are many drug companies will give free medication. Just discuss with your doctor that you want to try and physician can arrange for the drugs through the pharmaceutical company.
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