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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bipolar usually has longer cycles, though sometimes they can be fairly brief and rapid.  But they're not typically as predictable as what you describe.  Are there any other factors related to the irritable weeks?  That's what I'd be looking at, with something that reliable.[/quote]

Also, wouldn’t the manic part of the cycle be more noticeable? Even just an increase in activity or productivity, or in risk-taking, or a general air of running at a high rev.

It sounds to me more like he’s successfully masking some sort of issue much of the time, but that can be pretty exhausting to keep up. When it gets overwhelming and he can’t conform to expectations anymore, he gets irritable and needs to pull back a bit to recharge.[/quote]

Mania can present primarily as irritability though that wouldn't be the only symptom.  There'd need to be something else to suggest bipolar - increased energy, reduced need for sleep, pressured speech, etc.  And it doesn't fit the profile for Bipolar II, which includes pronounced depressive episodes rather than manic ones (which present as hypomania, usually).

Again, the regularity of it may be a clue as to what's going on.  Good luck, OP.[/quote]

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