I had a pdoc who specialized in BP who told me she had patients who hadn't had an episode in 10 years. She said it was perfectly plausible.

I don't think 'in remission' means that you are so only because you're stable off of meds. I think you can be on meds and be in remission.

I was what I consider in remission for 2 and a half years, only because it was for so long. Who knows what the cut-off would be? Then I had a hypomanic eipsode that thanksfully only lasted a week and a half. I am very out of shape but was walking -fast!- on a treadmill for over an hour a day. For me, that time, it was purely a matter of too much energy; very little sleep and way too much energy. I didn't get euphoric like I used to, and that really sucks.

Now I'm dealing with a whole host of situational stressors and I can only hope that it doesn't trigger an episode. Everyone in my family is a holy mess and, as a friend told me, I need 'to be the adult in the family' right now. Which means I need to hold it together. I only hope I can.

As far as remission, I suppose the clock started ticking again once my hypomanic episode ended? How much time stable will it take for me to be in remission again? I don't get it...