Can you have a mania response to ADs and not be Bipolar

[hell1971]

Hi

Does anyone no if you can have a mania response to antidepressants and not be Bipolar

I have had the following reaction to antidepressants and want to know if you can have this response and not be Bipolar

Increased Energy
Flight of ideas
Rapid Thinking
Talking Fast and excited
Spontanious Spending
Obsessive Cleaning and rearranging of furniture in the home and Gardening
Not worried about anything " a am I bothered atitude"
Not needing sleep

When coming off the antidepressants

Had mixed moods, High then flat, Anger for no reason, anxiety and gittery feeling

Now a few days completely off

Sleeping Better
Still quite motivated and energetic
But feel a little more normal

Any comments would be appreciated Thanks

[adel_ezz]

Hi

You are describing my case typically. While I was OCD dx for 4 years, I lived on a tricyclic for 3 months only so I turned manic. With AP I stopped it and became depressed for a while. Again I used the same AD again and I became manic (this time disphoric). Pdocs dx me BP yet my family refuses till now to accept the diagnosis on the basis that I am not BP by nature rather induced drugs.

However a word of caution since you are bound to take AD later then the meds are the same. i.e. you should take MS in order not to get it again. Right now I am taking only AP risperidone (wth me for 6 years now) and seroquel which I started when manic.

If you decide to take an MS then in my view and the lot of readings lamictal or abilify one is AC the other AP. Suit yourself, but they are the best and most recent.

good luck
ezz

[bernie40]

I would say you should definitely have this looked at, as freebird 227 suggests.

Yes ADs are supposed to help make you feel better, but they are not supposed to do this to an extreme level.  Your list of how you feel whilst on ADs is not a typical response to them if you were suffering from depression or stress.

Don't be afraid to speak to your Dr about this and good luck.

[freebird227]

Your reaction to the meds would warrent futher investagation as to not being bi-polar or perhaps having a personality disorder of some type.Your reaction to the antidepressants are very common among bi-polar mood disorder, I sugest checking things out futher.

[Delusion]

Yes you can. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are designed to screw around with your serotonin and noradenalin levels increasing them which makes you feel happy. Its as simple as that.

[azalea82]

The current official diagnosis would likely be substance induced mood disorder.  However, many experts believe that when the substance is an antidepressant, this is a form of bipolar disorder.  Regardless of the official classification, your mood disorder might benefit from a mood stabilizer such as Lithium or Lamictal.