BP1, and how long a mood lasts depends on the drugs I'm taking. I've been depressed for years at a time. Been manic for as long as 2 years. And I can cycle in the same week. Just depends on the drugs or lack of them.

I am BP2. My manic episodes are much shorter now that I have been on Lamictal for over a year. Unfortunately, my depressive episodes can still last for months. It depends on many things, the weather, how things are going at work--it all affects the duration of a depressed state. I find my depression is much less in the summer, too.

Since I've been using lithium I don't go into mania but I do spend most of my time in mild depression. I don't mind that. I've had a few serious depressions that I've used effexor for and they lasted months, couldn't stand more.

BP1 I have been in the depression/mixed state for about a year now. I keep bouncing back in forth between them but my doctor has me on 2 anti-psychotics to keeop me calm and I think that it is beacuse of them I am kept in these two states.

I DO NOT HAVE MANIA BUT THOUGTH I WOULD LEAVE YOU A HUG MINNIE

Bp2 with psychotic features. Mania doesnt happen for me tooo much anymore, when it does happen its more of a mild mania.

Depression can last anywhere from just a couple day's, to week's at a time, sometime going into month's, exhausting!!!

mine last for a few days to a week or 2...idk wat type i have

Type 2 and my depressions well .... I never knew what it felt like to not be depressed until my pdoc put me on the right combo of meds and my non depressive state lasted 3 months then I crashed and ended up in the hospital. So I've been depressed all my life really. The worst depressions lasting months 7 being the longest of those months.

I can go for weeks in depression but most of the time it is gone within a few hours. It is a very deep suicidal ultrafucked mixed state.

bp1...i've always been depressed, it seems it anyway. i haven't been manic since i've been on lithium, but prior to that my manic periods varied from a few weeks to a couple of years...the rest of the time i am depressed. i also used to rapid cycle to the tune of hours...

BP2 and I spend most of my time in a mixed state. So if you want to include that, as well, I think I'm going on about two years now. God, I wish I could have a good dose of happy hypomania!!!!!!
Back before I was diagnosed and medicated, I used to run in 3 month cycles. Depressed, stable, and hypo. I kind of miss those days!!!!

My true mania - with psychosis etc has lasted a week & a half before I was hospitalized & brought back to earth.. My hypomania - hmm I get that often & in varying severity & about two weeks at a time, sometimes longer - then I am depressed pretty much most of the time - most of the time just a low level depression, occasionally serious & then I am hospitalized. I have had a serious psychotic episode that lasted for a month & a half before I was treated & it was like schizophrenia - I lost tons of weight in that time because I was so paranoid. I was on antipsychotics for about 2 years & just recently got off - if I relapse then we know what we are dealing with.. :-/

Oh & not medicated enough I ultradian cycle something fierce - it gets insane (have even been catatonic).. BTW I am BP1.

Usually my depressions last 2.5 weeks with me ending up flat or completely crashing and this is on meds. Before I was on the lamictal and saphris, my depressions lasted months with the mania alternating for a week or so depending on the time of year. I am BP 1.

BP1 and mine has at least a month or longer!