Iterance, have you had your thyroid or adrenals checked? Funny, but you also have symptoms that swing between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism......not saying thats what you have but the correlations are interesting.

I was dx bipolar II 2007. I have had thyroid problems for about 3 years undiagnosed although my condition is genetic so I have had it all my life. Thyroid conditions are often related to autism/aspergers and personality disorders. Autism is in my family. Hypo(or Hyper? not sure)thyroidism is often misdiagnosed as Bipolar disorder and generalised anxiety disorder. It presents as any one of these symptoms......mania, insomnia, irritabilty, sleeping alot, hot flashes/night sweats, anxiety, panic attacks, increase in rage and a bunch of more physical symptoms.

Hyper can also make you want to eat more and you never put weight on.

Don't want to alarm you and this may not be the case, but I just thought I would throw that in there and maybe you can talk to your doctor about it. The reason it took so long for my psych to dx me was that there were a few bipolar "inconsistencies". I am on lithium but I am very unwell physically and so my head follows. Its tough. I have started on thyroxine prescribed by my surgeon.

My point is that for years before I had my first manic episode, I knew something was wrong but I have a mental health history that spans 15 years and it was really difficult to get someone to listen. Just think you should explore all your options.

Good Luck, babe. Keep us updated