A member asked:

Can you have mania/hypomania last only for hours or 3 days?

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Episodes can be triggered by a few different things such as subtle changes brain chemistry. Environmental stressors like relationship problems, work instability. Also, the existence of cooccurring mental illness such as anxiety & borderline personality disorder. So as these factors wax and wane the can impact the duration of mania & hypomanic episodes. This is why medication is important.

Answered 1/14/2022

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