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And if I had a lot of psychosis then the recovery would be even greater as my cognition was greatly reduced.
This. I've had two episodes with very serious delusions. But the 'recovery' (not sure what to call it -aftermath, after most of the worst was over) took a long time. In fact, since that first and worst episode of that kind, I have not been able to reduce my Seroquel dose to what it was before that --as if it had permanently affected me somehow.
I had one episode that lasted a couple of months. I (and my therapist) recognized it too late, it took a long time to get it under control (at that time, I was seeing my psychiatrist very infrequently), since then my therapist (and I) are intent on catching these asap to be able to medicate asap, so it hopefully doesn't get to the point of getting so out of control. The rest a few weeks.
I'm diagnosed with Bipolar I. Yes, I think Bipolar II is characterized by more frequent episodes, or at least more frequent depression (I think, not sure).
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