Prior to starting meds I had a pretty consistent depression-manic-depression-baseline cycle. No matter how long stage lasted they usually connected up. Since starting medication I feel like I occasionally experience depression or mania but it doesn’t always swing back again. Most recently I was mildly depressed for a few weeks, then baseline for a few weeks, then manic for a week or two, and now I’m back to baseline. I’ve never experienced that weird stable period between stages of mood swings.