Slightly manic, adjusting to med, or long overdue?

About 2 weeks ago my mood returned to normal(?). Two weeks prior to that my doctor and I decided to raise my lamictal level from 100 to 200 and slowly wean off depakote, gradual increase of lamictal. Once I was at 200 lamictal, and after a few days, I experienced a mood that was seemingly foreign to me. I felt really good. But not in the manic fashion I just kinda floated through my days calm and blissful exsisting in the moment and really had no stress. The only time I felt concerned was when I'd wonder "is something wrong with me?" because the good I felt was that of control and patience. Felt happy to be alive and not that I don't right now but it was... I can't even really explain it, was just something I don't remember having experienced. Ever.

During that time of bliss the weather was unusually warm, 70°+. But then my car broke down had to pay a bunch to fix it and colder weather also set back in. My mood returned to normal(?) lol. It's not as if I'm stressed right now or agitated or mildly depressed, anything like that, I'm just bummed out that this experience of calm has passed and I'm worried I'll never feel that way again. I've had similar experiences with lamictal (on the starter pack) but that one time about 8 years ago was definitely slight mania. This was so peaceful, which makes me wonder A) talk to my doctor B) wait for summer C) win the lottery move to Florida and break as many cars as I want. Without research on my own I'm guessing my doctor will tell me that I was just getting used to the med changes. But I've never experienced this good of an adjustment so if that's what happened, can't really complain. Just be nice to "go through" that again. But I do feel better overall just pleaaaaaase please let me have a week like that again. It was long overdue for the first time that I can remember.

Thoughts/similar experiences/how to get it back/be happy it happened?

Bipolar I out...on...whatever

I've never been on Lamictal or Depakote so can't comment on how they might have affected your mood, potentially giving you that week of bliss.

To be completely honest, I've only ever felt in that state myself when slightly hypomanic, but it certainly doesn't mean that your week of ease and positive emotions was caused by hypomania. It could have been, but you would have likely experienced other symptoms, like less sleep, over activity, talkativeness, over spending, hyper sexuality etc. I think it's worth talking to your pdoc about it though, to at least get their opinion, even if what they end up concluding that it was getting used to meds changes which was the root cause.

Either way, it sounds like a wonderful state to have been in, and even if you don't get back to it anytime soon, you at least have some good memories and the knowledge that you can feel that way, even if it's rare. Good luck in finding out what was at the bottom of it. Hugs, if wanted x