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Re: AD-provoked hypomania - is it diagnostic? » judy1

Posted by Elizabeth on July 12, 2001, at 19:46:32

In reply to Re: AD-provoked hypomania - is it diagnostic? » Zo, posted by judy1 on July 12, 2001, at 10:34:44

> I know a lot of us on this board react differently to the same med, and isn't zyprexa a form of a benzodiazepine

Chemically it is somewhat related to the benzodiazepines (Valium, Ativan, etc.). Pharmacologically it has no relationship to them.

> And yes while I also 'eat like a horse', I find it a very sedating drug (like Mellaril).

Not an unusual combination. Both side effects (sedation and appetite stimulation) are attributed (at least to some degree) to histamine (H1) blockade.

> But I also know that xanax can trigger mania

It can cause certain types of disinhibition. I'm unclear on the hypomania issue. OTOH, it is an antidepressant for some people, and *any* effective AD has the potential to trigger mania.

-elizabeth


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