Besides a 10 day withdrawl that was quite unpleasant, (fever, hallucinations, nausea, etc) I went to Super Cycling Hell! For 3 months I didn't know if I was coming or going, if I was up or down, if I was in crisis or if it would pass in 10 minutes. It was exhausting!!!

But once my brain re-adjusted to being without the chemicals my cycling slowed down, and actually all but stopped for a little over 6 months... and then I fell back into my normal cycle of week long moods and a major depressive episode approximately every 3 months.