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Re: SSRI'S induce mania for BP??????? » qbsbrown

Posted by Sad Panda on September 10, 2004, at 11:27:57

In reply to SSRI'S induce mania for BP???????, posted by qbsbrown on September 8, 2004, at 23:48:53

> I was recently diagnosed w/ BP2. Doc wants to go solo on lamictal.
> I tried all the SSRI's before I was diagnosed this, but they seemed to induce some anxious manias, that I thought was simply serious anxiety.
>
> Is this common? Can they have that effect on people w/ BP
>
>

Yes, antidepressants push BP people to mania. After your mood is stabilised with Lamictal or similar, you can then go back an add an antidepressant if you are still depressed.

Cheers,
Paul.



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