Posted by mellow on July 3, 2011, at 17:55:32
In reply to Question about bipolar disorder (med related), posted by sk85 on July 3, 2011, at 13:32:33
I had a switch into mania with my first exposure to zoloft, but it quickly turned mixed and I began having a lot of crying spells and moodiness. As long as you aren't experiencing some of those dangers that blueberry pointed out you may just be feeling better. I took ssri type drugs, particularly celexa for 4 years. I cycled a lot and always either felt like I was on the verge of greatness (mania) or a total piece of cr*p (depression).
The first thing I said to my pdoc after he took me off Celexa was that it seemed like we really slowed down the cycles. I felt like I could have week long if not month long periods where I felt like I was having a normal mood and could function quite well.
Some people can just turn into type A people and feel great. Other will rapid cycle and lose stability on AD's. My doctors over the years made the mistake of treating the med induced stuff as bipolar fluctuations and just over medicated me until I was an exhausted overweight mess.
I hope you figure out what is best for you and keep us posted.
mellow
Bipolar II
Lamictal 150, Topamax 50, Risperdal 2, Cal/Mag, D3 1000, Fish Oil 2400, High Potency Multi"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
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