Posted by detroitpistons on March 21, 2006, at 8:58:01
In reply to Re: Never thought I'd hear this..... » linkadge, posted by SLS on March 21, 2006, at 7:53:03
Scott,
Would you say that the symptoms that I described in an earlier post would describe bipolarity?
> > "* I have no emotional investment in needing to believe that either one of us is bipolar."
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> > No, no, I understand. I came off 20mg of celexa (been on it for about 5 years) almost overnight. Symptoms started with panic attacks, severe mood swings thoughout the day, rage attacks, rebound sexual function, periods of extreme emotional intensity (it was kindof beutiful).
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> That doesn't sound like mania to me. It sounds more like a common cluster of SRI withdrawal symptoms plus a return of emotions that might have been blunted for those years you took the drug. From everything I have read of your experiences with your illness, I never saw anything that jumped out at me as demonstrating bipolarity.
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> - Scott
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