Also, those two episodes were brought on by extremely stressful situations where I eventually succumbed and was removed from those situations causing that stress. It was not in the course of normal day to day living. That's why I don't think I am bipolar but can you be manic and not bipolar? I am very different today than I've been all of my life and I am over 50. I was an introvert most of my life but not since being on the Lexapro, but it did take several months for my current attitude to manifest.