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It's lasts for a life time - the only thing is with medication you can lead a full and normal life but can sometimes have a relapse.

KD

Bipolar never goes away. It just can be treated to be controled. Treating it makes episodes less frequent, less severe and shorter.....but it doesnt all together stop them.

If you mean how long an episode lasts, there is no set answer. Episodes can last weeks to months.

Boipolar disorder lasts for a lifetime. The mood swings last for a few months before switcching.

E.g. depressed for say 6 months. then manic for 2, then depressed for 6 again, This may be where ou are getting confused??

I was diagnosed at 16, I am 45 now and still take meds to help me combat it.

bipolar can never be treated fully. you need to be on mediction to help target the symptoms. but it will never ever go away.

Bi-polar is one of those things that doesn't go away..

it lasts forever...but gets better with meds.