I'm well into my 50s and have had increasingly difficult and severe mood swings over the past 7-8 years or so. And I'm sorry, but getting through menopause only eliminated the monthly game of "Let's Make a Mess". That's probably because BP is progressive if not dealt with, and I ran around for a decade or so wasting time with a dx of depression when I've likely been BP since age 13 if not earlier.