It takes time to find the right combination of meds and the right dosages, to get your symptoms controlled.
Many doctors state that patients should not expect full stabilization of bipolar episodes for at least 3-4 weeks.
Depression does not respond instantaneously to resumed medication, typically taking up to 6 weeks to respond.
Mania may disappear slowly, or it may become depression.

What kind of meds you are taking?
Have you been diagnosed during mania episode?

I'm finishing up my first month on meds. I feel that it is off to a good start. It's not life changing yet, but I do feel more grounded and balanced and I seem to have more self control at times (with the hypomania phase that I seem to be in).

One of the things that helped me get it into perspective was I did a lot of writing about it. I made lists like "What bp represents to me", and "What I think normal will be like", etc. Get really introspective. I started connecting all kinds of things to the bp after I was dx'ec. So I had major a-ha moments many times.

Then I started realizing that hey, that tendency to overeat until I felt sick, the insane addiction/obsession with excessive and inappropriate flirtation, the wanting to be alone all the time wasn't who I really am - it was me under the influence of the bp. I'M not crazy, the BP is crazy. *whew* And that helped me accept myself and the disorder in a way. Because the disorder is fine as long as I have a method to get it under control. So now i understand myself better. And I have confidence that at some point, maybe I'll experience something close to what other people do. And then I can stop wondering what is so wrong with me... It's okay. I'll wait for it. It's worth waiting for.

that's a powerful and correct attitude. very inspirational. i've been on bp meds for 1 years... found the correct cocktail of meds about 5 months ago. finding the right dose is trial and error and you do have to give it time. i've been bp for almost a decade and never want to go back to that hell of an existence. left untreated, bp can be deadly. i know that much! anyway, blah blah blah.

i also feed more grounded and balanced. but it's weird not having the highs and lows... will take some getting used to. maybe you'll see what i mean. puzzld