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Posted by qbsbrown on September 8, 2004, at 23:48:53
I was recently diagnosed w/ BP2. Doc wants to go solo on lamictal.
I tried all the SSRI's before I was diagnosed this, but they seemed to induce some anxious manias, that I thought was simply serious anxiety.Is this common? Can they have that effect on people w/ BP
Posted by HappyGirl on September 9, 2004, at 16:19:22
In reply to SSRI'S induce mania for BP???????, posted by qbsbrown on September 8, 2004, at 23:48:53
Hi:
Yes, .... SSRIs induce 'mania.' For this reason, most of pdocs. avoid to rx any of SSRIs on Bipolar.Lamical alone therapy, ... I never had, but from what I read/heard is Lamical has good effectiveness on both, mania and depression of Bp. Paricularly, if most of Bp symptoms are depressive episodes with slight 'manic' episode.
Also, your question concerning 'Anxiety' because of the SSRIs, it might be all depend on a type of symptoms you have. If you're more prone to get 'anxiety,' then you need 'anti-anxiety' med. Only Lamical may not be alleviated your symptoms, because Lamictal is mostly 'mood-stabilizer' which is good on both, depression and mania.
H.G.
Posted by Sad Panda on September 10, 2004, at 11:27:57
In reply to SSRI'S induce mania for BP???????, posted by qbsbrown on September 8, 2004, at 23:48:53
> I was recently diagnosed w/ BP2. Doc wants to go solo on lamictal.
> I tried all the SSRI's before I was diagnosed this, but they seemed to induce some anxious manias, that I thought was simply serious anxiety.
>
> Is this common? Can they have that effect on people w/ BP
>
>Yes, antidepressants push BP people to mania. After your mood is stabilised with Lamictal or similar, you can then go back an add an antidepressant if you are still depressed.
Cheers,
Paul.
Posted by qbsbrown on September 10, 2004, at 12:30:30
In reply to Re: SSRI'S induce mania for BP??????? » qbsbrown, posted by Sad Panda on September 10, 2004, at 11:27:57
Thanks guys and gals. I've wondered why over the past few years, all the anti-depressants were making things worse. Now I know they were pushing me into hypomanias. Good thing I wasted my time and money on them, lol
Posted by olysi79 on September 12, 2004, at 9:39:50
In reply to Re: SSRI'S induce mania for BP???????, posted by qbsbrown on September 10, 2004, at 12:30:30
Hi there, I've had this same problem with SSRIs, though not all of them have done this, sometimes it also depends on the dose. This most recent one pushed me into rapid cycling, but I'm going to keep it because it hits my OCD so well. Just got to add a good mood stabilizer in there.
> Thanks guys and gals. I've wondered why over the past few years, all the anti-depressants were making things worse. Now I know they were pushing me into hypomanias. Good thing I wasted my time and money on them, lol
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