I had a bipolar friend once tell me that dark therapy helps (laying in a dark room for a while) with hypomania. It'd be worth a shot.
Usually my hypomanic episodes are so brief (ultra rapid cycling), I don't have to do anything about them, thanks to my meds. During times that I felt I needed something extra, I have taken Bee Pollen. It knocked my hypomania right out, but it's also kind of harsh on my stomach, so I've stopped taking it. Can you ask your pdoc for a PRN to take? My pdoc has told me I could take a little extra Risperdal from time to time. And I also have Xanax, which helps with the hypomania, too. Good luck!
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...Out of night and alarm
Out of terrible dreams
Reach me your hand!
This is the meaning that we suffered in sleep:
The white peace of the waking.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Song of the Nations"~
Diagnoses: Bipolar 2, OCD, Chronic Worrywart 
Meds: Lithium (reducing), Trileptal, Latuda, Risperdal, Klonopin and Xanax PRN
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