Posted by dbc on March 21, 2008, at 15:14:27
In reply to Re: Bipolar III caused by antidepressants?, posted by mike lynch on March 21, 2008, at 14:50:59
> Do you have any evidence for this. Are you really saying that SSRI's, medication that are used to treat mood disorder, actually TRIGGER THEM? Is that really any better? In my opinion and experience with these drugs is that they CAUSE them.<
Thats the exact use of BP 3 despite it not being in the DSM. Its almost always hypomania induced by SSRIs/SNRIs. Its use is very vague and controversial, its sort of like the term pre-diabetes. Do we really know what that means and who is using it in a clinical environment. Psychiatry is so hit and miss i think people just end up seeing trends in certain medications and call it something new despite it not being officially used and sometimes it helps DXing a patient.
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