At the end of an episode (hypomania, mania, depression, mixed, etc.), do your symptoms slowly disappear, or do they suddenly disappear?

I know we're all different, so I was just curious

[wiretwister]

my depression lifted very slowly , so slowly I just realized one day I felt better ...

[pirilin]

I didn't have episodes. My level is manic.
Now I've had this crushing depression for like 10 months.
It started overnight.
I guess is lifting very very slowly. I don't want to go Home anymore.
But I'm still very slow and unproductive.

Originally Posted by wiretwister

my depression lifted very slowly , so slowly I just realized one day I felt better ...

Same here. I think my depression takes about 7 days to fade away, but I realize that might be sort of "fast" for some people.

Originally Posted by pirilin

I didn't have episodes. My level is manic.
Now I've had this crushing depression for like 10 months.
It started overnight.
I guess is lifting very very slowly. I don't want to go Home anymore.
But I'm still very slow and unproductive.

Sorry to hear that! Depression is no fun, and yes, my depression starts overnight too. Isn't it strange how depression starts suddenly, but takes forever to fade away?

[Crazy Hitch]

I have residual symptoms that can last 2/3 months after an episode.

It sucks!

I suffered with this disorder long before I knew what it was and was able to analyze it correctly. I've only been REALLY paying attention to my patterns for a few years. I can look back and clearly recognize severe depressions and mania in my past, but I don't have enough insight to recall how I transitioned.

Now that I've been paying close attention, here is what I feel happens for me. My hypos start out mild and sometimes stay reasonably mild. I do not recall ever waking up in full blown mania from a depressed or stable state. (Not saying it hasn't happened in the past, but I don't recall it ever happening) I transition from mania, into a more agitated depression (a scary place to be) and progress into deeper and darker depression. If I'm perceiving my patterns correctly I seem to go through transition phases. I have went from manic to depressed overnight or even in the same day, but it starts as an agitated depression and moves into a near comotose type.