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Originally Posted by Jim62
Hi there. I have the same exact cycling. I wake up normal, become hypomanic, manic then crash into depression within the course of a day.
The hypomania to mania switch lasts hours. The mania to depression switch takes five minutes. It can be very confusing.
The doctor said that this kind of cycling is most commonly caused by going unmedicated for too long. He also said that in some people the cycles shorten in duration and intensity as you age. I am 50 and haven't noticed any changes yet.
Hope this helps.
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Funny your Dr should say that, my ultradian cycling started as soon as my meds kicked in, before that I had 4 - 7 day cycles... Buuut, I'm 1 of the weirdos, caffeine makes me sleepy, food makes me skinny
so don't take too much notice of my opposite effects
