My pattern used to always be having long, drawn out episodes. Hypomania, Mania, mixed episodes that would last a long time, followed by crashing into a depression. Sometimes I still have long episodes.

However, I'm suspecting that I am having issues with rapid cycling lately. My episodes lately seem shorter, but still often intense, with some mixed mood in between. I am still struggling to find a med combo that consistently helps. It seems what works for one person can be entirely different for someone else. It's tricky.