Okay, here is a question.... Can taking SSRI meds cause Bipolar? I have always had my mood swings, but lately the pendulum is swinging pretty wide. I know that if you already have established bipolar, SSRIs are a big no-no, but what are the chances that long-term SSRI use will cause bipolar tendencies? So many factors play in when dealing with PTSD, that sometimes it's hard to peel back the layers to expose the root of the mood swings. I've talked pretty extensively to my psychiatrist about the possiblity of bipolar, and he doesn't think that is my issue. But, as the mood swings get worse - the highs get higher and the lows get lower, I can't help but wonder....
You know, I have wondered that for years. My mood swings (if that's what they could be called; I had manic painting episodes wherein I didn't sleep for more than a couple of hours at a time for weeks/then weeks when I just couldn't get up to do anything, not even rinse a coffee cup) only became crazily noticeable when I was on Prozac and then Wellbutrin. I did get some of my best artwork done then, but I never wanted to be a Jackson Pollack.
This is all anecdotal, but I'd be interested to see others' ideas on it, because I always held that the Prozac caused it.
The way we found out I was bipolar was being on Prozac for 6 months... I do have a family history of it and was known for my mania as a teenager so I don't think in my case it was from the Prozac but when I was hospitalized there where 3 girls who went maniac from SSRI's... It was understood that once you get maniac you will always have that tendency...
I was alway med sensitive so some older meds MADE ME CRAZIER than I normally am... The depression got so bad on some of them I tried commiting suicide. Can't take Prozac, Palamor (sp?) Wellbutrin, Buspar, Elavil and the list goes on and on.
I did take Trazadone for sleep anywhere from 25mgs-300mgs a night. Dee how much do you take of Traz??????
I now take Cymbalta. Only one that I can take.....
The depression got so bad on some of them I tried commiting suicide. Can't take Prozac, Palamor (sp?) Wellbutrin, Buspar, Elavil and the list goes on and on.
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