It took me 3 months for the 1st time. That was 8 years ago. That was from Full blown aggravated mania!!! Once you pass Hypomania, THE MOST WONDERFUL FEELING IN THE WORLD!!! AND... WITHOUT ANY HELP IN ANY WAY!!!, you get AGGRAVAGTED AND ANNOYED for no reason. Well, ANY little thing will give you a reason! Notice I DIDN'T Laugh Out Loud, though I wanted to. Reason I didn't abbreviate the previous is because there IS a reason. That reason is MANIA. After you are done feeling like the greatest EVER!!!, you feel mad, angry fidgity, annoyed, like you want to fight and the slightest move or word that someone does or says starts you off. 6 years later, I got worse. I am now on Social Security Disability. I already had a setback 2 weeks or so ago. I now only endanger myself, rather than others. At least I learn and/or others learn to separate from the situation. Make sure you are not only seeing a Psychiatrist but also a Psychologist (or at least someone you trust to talk to, preferably someone licensed). You may think (as well as the therapist) that you no longer need to talk about stuff but you will find yourself slipping without it most likely, if you had the right person to talk to.