Posted by ed_uk on December 26, 2004, at 20:45:56
In reply to Re: Bipolar Disorder » ed_uk, posted by MM on December 26, 2004, at 20:32:43
Hello,
Psychiatrists are not supposed to make a definate diagnosis of bipolar disorder unless a person has had a manic, hypomanic or mixed episode while not taking any medication. The fact that you had a mixed episode while on an SSRI is suggestive of bipolar disorder but it's not sufficient to make the diagnosis in itself.
Ed.
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