A change in illness and diagnosis

[muslimgirl]

I already knew I was bipolar and as did my doctor. The first medication they put me on citalopram, ended up causing really bad halluciantions and to me hearing voices, which I guess stemed from a manic episode (honestly when I go through my manic fits I'm never giddy I"m all irrate/irritable. They ended up putting me on bupropion 50mgs which did nothing for me now I'm going to I think they said 100mg twice a day or possibly 200mgs once a day. The question is I've been on it before, I'm not happy with how irratable it makes me, a little hard to bear. I don't really want to know what question to ask exactly except for has anybody had any luck with bupopion?

[lindahand]

I am really surprised they put you on another antidepressant without a mood stabilizer like lamotrigine, or lithium. You mention doctor but not psychiatrist. For bipolar it is best if you can see a psychiatrist. They just know more about bipolar and medication.

Wellbutrin ended up causing me to ultridian cycle (cycling in an out of hypomania/depression every few days, less sometimes). It made me ancy and it didn't work for me at all. That being said I know of others who love this medication. This is just my personal story.

[ILADVOCATE]

   Wellbutrin is the anti-depressent least likely to cause mood changes in a person with bipolar but if a person has bipolar a full mood stabilizer is what is needed but only a psychiatrist can make that decision but if you have full mood swings that involve mania as well as depression it would be essential to discuss that with your psychiatrist. You can also print out the results of the mood tracker so they can see what is happening on a daily basis.