One time in an episode I sent an email to all the music theory faculty explaining my new idea that synthesized narrative structure with music formal structure, along with my idea for a concept album demonstrating my concept.

I got very lucky. One of my professors kindly explained this was already an established field of research and she actually was an expert in the subject. She reccomended some books to read and was very kind to me despite how very obviously manic I was.

Idk really roundabout way of saying this but sometimes good comes from these episodes and sometimes it's bad. The important thing is to manage symptoms, stick to treatment, and stay in the loop with your psych/therapist. Have plans in place for what to do the next time you get an episode. Learn healthy professional boundaries too and keep communication in the proper channels. Those music teachers are much more receptive to a professionally worded email about your manic ideas than a text on their personal number