I'm bipolar 1. Hypomania usually lasts a couple of weeks for me. It's never too long before it turns into mania. Mania doesn't last long, but it's severe.

I understand your struggle with medication. Studies have shown psych drugs can actually make symptoms worse at times. I read a study that said up to 90% of people on anti-depressants relapse. While, people that don't go on antidepressants only have a 20% chance of relapse. I would not recommend stopping anything without assistance. And, if you do, do not go off cold turkey. Your brain needs time to adjust.

Last time I weaned myself off meds, I regained my mental sharpness and everything. But, I had trouble sleeping and had to drink every night to go to sleep. I lasted about 5months off meds until another manic episode. Oddly, the episode happened when I stopped drinking for 3 days. Couldn't sleep.

And with seasonal symptoms. I believe I have Seasonal Affective Disorder. My manic episodes almost always come after summer, during the start of the fall. Depressions during the winter. When there's less sunlight.

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