If a bipolar person has delusions and paranoid features will they become worse if untreated?

Has anyone experienced the psychotic features of bipolar, such as hearing voices or smelling things that no one else can smell? Can these symptoms go away without medication? Is there any danger to young children if the parent does not take medication? What if the person also has paranoid delusions, like thinking everyone knows what [...] http://bit.ly/nYiYhj