Posted by cybercafe on August 11, 2002, at 5:19:38
In reply to Are MAOI's better for bipolar?, posted by Jackd on August 10, 2002, at 12:32:48
> So is it normal to feel moody on it? I feel like I'm all over the place, cycling like crazy. I don't know if this is because I'm bipolar and this drug is destabilizing me like every other antidepressant I've tried or if I have to just stick it out. Is this agitation, too much
Ug... quite the loaded question. It would totally depend on how much you "cycle" (full blown fatigue depression to full blown euphoric mania? or mood reactivity?) .... what causes the cycling... how much you cycle when not on meds... etc etc etc
>energy, mood swing thing normal? Or am I becoming hypomanic? Are MAOIs particularly good and different in any way from other drugs when it comes to bipolars?
MAOIs are better for bipolars than Tricyclics for sure. Some would say they are better than SSRIs, but I couldn't say that with any degree of certainty in general. In fact I don't remember anyone other than Himmelhoch that has studied MAOIs for bipolar depression off hand
personally i havn't gotten much hypomania (mainly just stimulant effects and now some non-stimulant antidepressant effects) from parnate, but i've totally been avoiding stress ... and i'm not much of a cycler/hypomanic to begin with
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