That is a fabulous book. I'm so glad you read it! Reading that book made me realize that I was in fact bipolar and not just depressed. I took that book with me to my Pdoc. She said ok I think we can get down to business now. I got a script for a mood stabilizer and it changed my life.

Like you I thought mania was always euphoric happy mania with lots of energy and creativity. NOPE! Not for many of us. I get mixed episodes where I am depressed and manic at the same time. God does that suck. When I get only the mania, it's white hot furious angry mania. If I had a canon, I'd be up on the roof shooting it off while cursing my neighbors.

I'm past the PMS stage in my life, but I do remember that I would go stark bonkers when I had it. I do think it made my symptoms worse.