I never had any signs of mania until I was 27 (just chronic depression and anxiety). Around age 27 my psychdoc at the time put me on Prozac and Ritalin at the same time and I had my first manic attack. I don't seem to have any family memebers who are BP, but I wonder about my youngest brother sometimes. My mother and I can't figure out if he has manic periods or if he's back drinking and possibly taking drugs and is hiding it. I guess it could be both though sadly enough. I understand. I'll always wonder would I have been "ok" if I'd never taken those meds together. It's a frustarting question and my current psychdoc says no one really knows which it is.