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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Prozac and Bipolar reactions
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
Doctor's Answer
by HFHS.MD-AJ, Jun 06, 2000 12:00AM
All antidepressants including Prozac carry a low risk of inducing manic or hypomanic episodes of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is characterized by a chronic course of episodic exacerbation and remission, which means you have a risk of recurrence of your illness at some time or the other, with or without Prozac, especially if you are not maintained on longterm treatment with mood-stabilizers. It is unclear what you mean by "been cleared of being bipolar". Prozac would be an unusual form of treatment for migraine headaches. I suggest that you discuss your concerns further with your treating physician.
