Crashes are different for different people and at different times. A little while back I had one that felt like putting on a lead overcoat. It happened during an afternoon. The last few days I seem to be on a more gradual downturn.

Buproprion (wellbutrin) works well for me also. My psychiatrist is being cautious about letting me have it again, slowly upping my dose this time. She won't let me launch myself into hypomania.

Being up front and getting diagnosed has brought other meds into the mix. Lamictal helps keep me from going deep into depression. Yes, it is a mood stabilizer. It is a commonly used med for bipolar. I am not saying that you would get that, but you would get meds that better fit your symptoms if they know what they are.

Depression sucks worse than hypomania. I get that; I mean I really get that. But just because my pdoc is keeping a watchful eye and trying to keep me from getting hypomanic (because I would in a heartbeat) doesn't mean she isn't fighting the depression also. I still get a voice in my treatment and I can have the buproprion as long as I let her carefully titrate the right dosage.