Posted by HappyGirl on August 8, 2004, at 0:49:06
In reply to Re: Anti-Depressants for Depressive of the Bipolar, posted by cpallen79 on August 7, 2004, at 23:19:07
Hi:
I agree about an SSRI theory in regard to Bp II. I see/read that some Bper's are quite successful on taking an SSRI or SSRIs in conjuction with mood-stabilizer, such as yours, 'Trileptal,' 'Depakote' and 'Lithium.' However, in my knowledge, other form of anti-dep., non-SSRIs are widely rxed for Bper's, because SSRIs are prone to cause 'hypomanic,' even on mood-stabilizer.
In regard to 'manic,' I've never experienced 'hyper-sexuality,' however in my manic state, I do 'OVER-productive' activities, then I LOVE those episodes. However, after manic episodes, I only find myself to sink in depressive episodes consisting of 'NO' energy, no-motivation and want to sleep all day long. For that/depressive side, my current anti-deps. regimen seems working on me, ... but qute 'slow' to the point, 'snail's pace,' but at least this AD combo. helps me being almost normal/back to myself. In this regard, I'm VERY grateful to my pdoc. who has known me for the past four years.
H.G.
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