The depression side has been rather successfully medicated but the manic/mania side is still acting up.
Its not so much "easier" to deal with as it is possible to deal with since I am so acutely aware of it now.
I probably shouldn't be manipulating it to my "advantage" but at times I gotta do what I gotta do.
I had to work a double (3:30p-10:30p then midnight-8am) and it was all I could do to drive home before I plopped out for 4 hours.
I have all that mania stuff running thru my head and while I have become pretty good at not acting on it, I would much prefer it wasnt there to start with.