Posted by Shawn. T. on January 28, 2003, at 19:00:53
In reply to Re: atypical depression and antidepressants, posted by polarbear206 on January 28, 2003, at 16:44:42
Jack's advice is excellent. MAOI's are the treatments of choice for atypical depression with comorbid panic disorder. If SSRI's have not worked in the past, trying another would be unadvisable. A good way to know if you have a bipolar spectrum disorder is to determine if you do or do not experience mood reactivity. One definition of mood reactivity is the ability to reach 50% of a non-depressed mood (during an episode of depression). Mood reactivity has been associated with atypical depression in bipolar II or cyclothymia, but it has not been associated with unipolar atypical depression. The depression central page on atypical depression is http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.atypical.html ... if you want a more thorough list of research, see http://www.neurotransmitter.net/atypicaldepression.html
Shawn
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