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Old Mar 20, 2014, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by r010159 View Post
From the intro to BP that can be found on this website:

On average, a person is free of symptoms for about five years between the first and second episodes. As time goes on, the interval between episodes may shorten, especially in cases in which treatment is discontinued too soon. It is estimated that a person with bipolar disorder will have an average of eight to nine mood episodes during his or her lifetime.

I hope this helps.
I was practically symptom free for 8 year in what my hubs calls my "bipolar honeymoon" but then my symptoms came back with a vengeance. For me, and I am prone to mania (except when postpartum) and there can apparently be long breaks between episodes.
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