Posted by paulk on June 19, 2001, at 16:15:18
In reply to Re: withdrawal syndrome, posted by ksc on June 19, 2001, at 15:11:17
> Paulk Wrote: "If you felt particularly bad on it, you might be one of the 1% that has a bipolar disorder that gets triggered with SSRIs."
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> I'm very sorry, but I for one am slightly insulted by your diagnosis. What you're basically saying here is that each of these poor people who is having negative side effects from this drug has bi-polar disorder. That is a very strong statement to make, and I for one would like to see some form of proof of this.Seems like I said something like - “might be” - and something about - “1%”- didn’t I? I am not a doctor and don’t pretend to be making a “diagnosis”. I also am sorry if something I said was “insulting”??
On the other had – I had a long-term (20+years) friend who attempted suicide – he was admitted to a hospital –where they put him on Effexor, which sent him off to a manic state that he found unbearable. Turns out they had missed-diagnosed him, and he was found to be bi-polar. He now takes Lithium and isn’t doing real well, but is a bit better. I was hoping to share this with others who may have gone down that path because many doctors, who are prescribing Effexor, would not necessarily recognize what was happening.
I think you might want to read through what I wrote – I think perhaps you misunderstood me – I just reread and it seems there may be some confusion about withdrawal symptoms/ verses side effects (which I have gone through twice getting of Effexor – and find like a mild flue that last for some weeks - yuck)
We all have different DNA and thus Neurochemistry and therefore react differently to medications. If you have had bad side effects from Effexor it doesn’t mean you are bipolar – it also doesn’t mean that this is a bad drug for others.
If I had a mania reaction from taking Effexor, I would sure want to find out if I was bipolar so I could get the appropriate medicines.
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