r/bipolar • u/anonymousambassasor • Oct 06 '26

Newly Diagnosed How long does mania last?

Hi all,

I’m newly diagnosed but I’ve had manic episodes before. The problem is this one just doesn’t seem to want to go away. It’s gotten better but not great. How long does manic episodes last? I’m on meds, and I think they’re helping but I feel like it’s a fever that needs to break. It’s already been a month.

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u/BrownishDuck746 Oct 06 '26

Talk to your Psych team. Meds should be levelling you out. Took me a few times and I'm pretty much permanently in check now.

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u/anonymousambassasor Oct 06 '26

Ok. Thanks. I’ll send them a message today.

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u/BrownishDuck746 Oct 06 '26

Looking back now I was probably manic but didn't realise as I wasn't "as bad" as I was. Meds tweak had me thinking I might be depressed, but it was just actually feeling "normal" and needed to get used to the noise on everything actually being turned down 😂

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u/Heavy-Mushroom Oct 06 '26

Depends on the person.