There were times that my lighter manias provided a turbo boost of creativity, motivation, speed, and overall "power", but such surges usually either led to crashes or something else less than desirable.

I think it is still possible for me to take advantage of such opportunities as above, but now that I have more insight into them, I find they don't spiral too out of control. I try not to take on projects that can't be put on hold.

Full mania? Mine are such that nothing comes out of them that are less than scary, bizarre, or otherwise dysfunctional.