Learning to be Patient

I have been trying find scholarly articles about bipolars recovering from stroke, but most articles are about bipolar disorder as a symptom of stroke, or depression.  I want my bipolar back, so that I can be  productive again.  The good news is that the depression is likely to fade:

Little is known about the course of major depression after stroke.  Prevalence varies over time with an apparent peak at 3-6 months after stroke and a subsequent decline to about 50% of initial rates at 1 year.  Spontaneous remission can occur 1-2 year post-stroke.