I was diagnosed late age 43 , wow once diagnosed I was on the Med Merry go Round .. I was on and off meds and doses the first year, literally I was a toxic soup of chemicals ... How in the world could my mind and body even know how to act, feel or function.

Eventually when I finally found a medication that I was able to tolerate and I began to really be able to work on me and how to use natural non medication ways to help stabilize myself.

So I worked so hard despite going up and down I just kept moving, sure I had time I wanted to give up , numerous IP stays because I wasn't safe.

Right now I lost the hypo, I'm heading down, it happens. I will pick myself up and keep going.

I honestly think a lot of people that are labeled "rapid cycling" are actually people who really haven't found any where near stable ground. So how can anything be compared ?

Bipolar sucks, a lot. Cycles come and go all the time. *sigh*