I don't usually get angry/irritated until I hit the cusp of mania....hypo is usually a lot of fun for me. I also become hostile sometimes during bouts of depression. Either way, it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be before meds; my temper used to be downright dangerous, and how I escaped assault charges on more than one occasion, I don't know. I've never physically beat on anyone, but I've threatened harm with garden tools and other weapons. Not to mention what comes out of my mouth.....yeah, I was a raging biatch before I was medicated. It's even been the subject of jokes between me and my pdoc: "OK, so you didn't kill anybody or get banned from any websites last week? Good!"