How long between your highs and lows?

Mine doesn't seem to have any real pattern either. I was only diagnosed 6 months ago, but I've suspected it for years and have not noticed any pattern of lows necessarily following highs. It contrasts with my father and cousin both of whom are like clockwork with massive lows following a high period.

I was diagnosed 2 years ago and started a mood journal. I graphed everything obsessively for the 2 years. There were no patterns. I think most doctors wouldn't believe it but mine have seen it. Well - that's not totally true. In the fall I have a depressive episode, but every year it has different start and end times and length, so it's not much of a reliable pattern.

Depression may stink, but mania is also hard. Let's not claim luckiness in either direction here, lovelies - both sides hurt like hell

There's almost no period of time between my highs and lows that I can distinguish. I'm usually depressed, but when I'm not a variation of either "things lightly suck" to planning my suicide I'm flying into hypomania.

They last 7-14 days. Rapid cycling comboed with a lixed state occassionally

Going high to low... from before diag/treatment, the drop was pretty quick and awful, maybe over the course of a day or few hours if awake. I think its harder to tell if going high to low and it mostly happens in sleep, because it looks like you're just finally getting some good rest. (not).

State lenghts themselves are bp1 typical'ish, couple months up; a few months down. I'm much easier to live with for others when down, which is why I suspect I wouldn't usually get complaints from the few folks that do have to tolerate me...

Last time was weird, I went deep low, then level for only a week or two, then took off like a rocket, barely kept my promise and saw a psychiatrist quickly; turned it into a squib. lol.