i think it would be hard to describe to you since mania/hypo is so different for each individual. basically more energy, less need for sleep, pressured speech, coming up with some lovely ideas, increased spending, sex, high risk behaviors, the list literally goes on.

i am bipolar and when my pdoc put me on zoloft for my anxiety, i would say in about the third week i started hallucinating, auditory and visual, and it kicked off the biggest mania of my life.