I agree with what you posted BlackPup. I have been guilty of thinking BP I was worse than BP II, because the mixed episode I experienced is one of the worst experience I had with this illness, but you are absolutely right.

Medicated as far as your experience with the mania, I'm not sure what previous experiences you had and from what I remember from your posts you were on only your anti-d? If that was the case a manic or mixed episode induced by drugs prescription or otherwise will not be taken into consideration for a BP I diagnosis.

I went into a mixed episode prior to being diagnosed from anti-d's and I was diagnosed BP II. I was inpatient, so my pdoc observed the episode etc.