Posted by Ritch on February 11, 2005, at 10:42:05
In reply to Re: Depakote, posted by lizardk on February 11, 2005, at 10:22:07
> My reaction to paxil and lexapro was bouncing off the walls with panic,anxiety,restlessness, and racing thoughts.It felt like i needed and elephant tranquilizer dart to calm me down.I'm not sure if that suggest bipolar or just substance induced mania, but my doc seems to think bipolar.
Have you tried any other class of antidepressants such as MAOI, Wellbutrin, trazodone, or tricyclics? If you get manic reactions to SSRI's (and probably Effexor and Cymbalta as well), the others might not provoke the problems you describe and might work rather well for you (perhaps without Depakote). You didn't mention euphoria or irritability in your description of the reactions.
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