For me, it's mostly gotten worse as I got older. But then again, I spent over 10 years misdiagnosed with major depressive disorder, on every antidepressant out there at the time, which triggered a lot of manic type behaviors (overspending, having sex with men I barely knew). It's a matter of perspective too though since I have a bundle of diagnoses. Some, like the eating disorder diagnosis (while definitely not gone) is markedly better. I look & feel healthier. You can't just look at me and know. I don't exercise 4 or 5 hours a day. I'm not missing my menstrual cycles. The panic disorder, well, that comes and goes.

The one thing with the bipolar is the older I get, the more rapidly I seem to cycle and the manic phases are markedly more noticeable. The depressed phases are about the same as I remember since high school though I didn't start on meds for depression until I was also diagnosed with anorexia.