I would LOVE to be able to say I'd gone two years between bipolar episodes.....for me, "stable" lasts an average of 2-3 months. As my pdoc says, this is a relapsing/remitting disorder that will come back to haunt us, no matter how good the treatment is or how 'normal' everyday life is at a given time.

I read somewhere that the "average" bipolar patient experiences nine episodes during the course of their illness. NINE. I've had that many in two years. Believe me, I appreciate the stable periods when I can get 'em. However, I can understand how frustrating it must be for you to have a relapse after so long a period of stability. Just about the time you think you're out of the woods, an episode occurs and reminds you that you still have this illness. It sucks, but what can you do? It's not like bipolar is curable, no matter how much we may want to think it is. It's a part of life that will always have to be managed.

In the meantime, I hope you get through your mood episode quickly and easily and go right back to being normal, stable you.