A few years back I was working 17 hours a day, sleeping only 2-3 hours and doing it again. I did it for almost 3 months straight with only 2 days off a month! During this time I performed better than my coworkers? It is just been recently that I have learned more about my bipolar disorder and realized that I was suffering from a manic episode likely brought on by ssri's! I have never been told which bipolar I am, I or II but was told by my last pdoc that I am rapid cycling. I can't believe how I survived on that little sleep for so long, especially working so hard! I also can't believe how little I knew about my disorder before psych central! Especially considering the amount of meds I have taken over the last 30 years.