I don't suffer from rapid cycling, but wanted to clarify its meaning, as it is sometimes not well defined.

According to the DSM, 'rapid cycling' is 4 episodes in a given year. Anything more, is considered (as I interpret it) ultra-rapid cycling and there's some controversy amongst pdocs and researches as to if this actually exists in Bipolar Disorder, or if it points towards a different diagnosis (such as BPD, but you have to have far more traits than that for this diagnosis, and others).

From what rapid cyclers have posted here, it sounds like it has a special place in hell, so I wish you the best. I think different kinds of therapy can help to learn to stabilize ones emotions and reactions, as well as medication from pdocs. Maybe these, once a good T and good combination of meds are found, can at least lessen the number of episodes.