Posted by sac on January 12, 2004, at 21:18:17
In reply to Re: AD poop-out or bipolar ?, posted by T_R_D on January 12, 2004, at 12:58:29
Yes, I have definately had clear hypomanic/manic episodes. And yes, mixed states as well which is the worst for me. May I ask what mood stabilizer you are currently on? I am terrified to stop the Prozac although I know it may be adding to my troubles in the long run. It is the only thing that seems to pull me out of my periodic major depressive relapses (although I have to bump the dose up to 30 or 40 mgs. and then I end up hypomanic). I would like to think that I can just be on a mood stabilizer, but right now I am not stable enough to attempt to taper the Prozac. -Stacey
> It's a definite possiblity. Have you had any other of manic or hypomanic episodes prior to your original diagnosis. Hindsight can reveal so much. When I look back upon my *healthy* days (pre-diagnosis) I thought I was normal when really, I was having some clearly (hypo)manic episodes. That's what helped me figure out that I'm not really unipolar. The fact that the Prozac induced mania speaks highly in favour of a BPII diagnosis. That's where I am too. I've also suffered mixed states (simultaneous mania and depression.)
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> At any rate, sounds like you're in for a new course of drug therapy? Good luck (btw, I am feeling so much better now that I am taking an AED/mood stabilizer) and off purely AD therapy. Good luck!
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> > The reason I ask is because I was on Prozac continuously for 6 years, no problem. That was back in '92-'98. I was diagnosed with Major Depression at that time. Now, I don't know what I am. All I know is that Prozac and all of the AD's I've tried since then stop working after 2 mos. or so and I have to keep upping the dose which has led to a real problem with manic reaction in the past (especially from the Prozac) My pdoc is now considering me more like BPII. I've tinkered around with different meds for the last 4 years and have a difficult time stabilizing on one med. I believe I read somewhere that anti-depressants tend to "stop working" in those that are actually along the bipolar spectrum.
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> > > I can't answer your question, but I read something recently indicating that Prozac poop-out occurs more often in bipolar disorder than it does in unipolar disorder. (57.5 percent relapse rate vs 18.4 percent)
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