Posted by CK1 on March 11, 2005, at 15:28:13
In reply to SSRI's ? giggle-pill hypomania? » CK1, posted by Ritch on March 11, 2005, at 13:24:21
Ha. Interesting. When I was put on Paxil, I never felt better in my life. I've heard that SSRI's can actually trigger "hypomania" (mild mania) in people with Bipolar that never even experienced up's or down's before. Or, it could simply be the antidepressant effect and be perfectly normal. There are obviously VERY different degrees of bipolar. Some people think they are messiah's sent from Heaven to save the human race, and there are others, like me, who just felt soo good, laughed at everything, partied all night, never got tired, etc. Heck, I always thought (until my doctors appt earlier this week) that I just had a simple case of depression/anxiety, but, now, I'm beginning to think otherwise. When someone goes to the doctor for "simple" depression, the first line of treatment is to give an SSRI. In my case, it worked (for a few years). If that SSRI doesn't work, you try another. But, after trying 3-4 different SSRI's and nothing works (or they make you more irritable and nervous), there NEEDS to be a change in strategy and many doctors are now becoming more aware of the "subsyndromal" symptoms of bipolar, meaning no clear cut symptoms. My point is, if you've tried 3-4 diff SSRI's (even if one worked for you for a long time) and they aren't cutting it anymore, think about trying mood stabilizers and adding them to whatever regime you have. In my opinion, SSRI "Poop Out" (could) be caused by a bipolar cycle you never knew existed and, if thats the case, no SSRI will work! We are all trying so hard to find "the solution" for why our beloved SSRI just "stopped working" when maybe adding a mood stabilizer to it is all we needed to keep the SSRI working indefinitely. Who knows....just food for thought!
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