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Reader Stories: Stories About Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder

Do you have rapid cycling bipolar disorder? If so, how often do your moods shift? To be called rapid cycling, mood swings must occur at least 4 times in a year, but can also happen much more frequently, even up to more than once a day. What is rapid cycling like for you?

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