Posted by antennastoheaven on June 24, 2013, at 22:48:48
In reply to Re: Bipolar DX based only on SSRI hypomanic response? » linkadge, posted by SLS on June 24, 2013, at 22:14:19
> > No no. SSRI's don't make bipolar..
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> Perhaps not, but they do seem to uncover it.By definition in DSM-IV-TR, SSRI induced mania is not a manic episode and insufficient to make a bipolar diagnosis.
Would symptoms resembling ANY non-substance-related mental disorder be considered valid for a diagnosis of that disorder, if those symptoms were a result of intoxication?
> Would you agree that there are difference in brain biologies between individuals that causes one person to become manic on a SSRI and another not? Might an occult bipolar diathesis explain some percentage of these cases of SSRI-induced mania?
I'm not aware of any evidence that suggests that SSRI-induced mania and natural bipolar mania are caused by the same mechanism. Manic behavior can be caused by intoxication from a number of drugs; what makes SSRIs special?
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