I've actually gone YEARS feeling great - when I take care of myself, take my meds and everything goes along smoothly.
But one bump in the road and BOOM
Everything changes.
My last episode it took almost a year to go from the depths of depression, back up through hypomania, into stability....but that was 2007. Before that it had been 10 years since I'd been very sick.
now, 2011, i was doing great till my obgyn put me on a birth control pill which took away the effects of my antidepressants and other meds, coupled with a really bad job/boss and fighting with my husband....
This turned into a very bad depression very quickly....

But because I've done this before, i know what to do, and I feel better much faster now.

Just keep feeling good and working on how to feel better.