Posted by SLS on March 20, 2006, at 15:30:35
In reply to Re: Never thought I'd hear this....., posted by linkadge on March 20, 2006, at 15:10:48
Hi.
> The problem with calling my antidepressant withdrawl "mania", acutal mania is that, when I went back on a bit of celexa, and then tapered off more slowly, all of the symptoms improved.
I think that's what one would expect from a rebound-mania.
> You would expect that if one is bipolar that the opposite would happen, (ie coming off the drug would reduce mania, and going back on would increase mania).
It might depend upon how long you waited to add back the drug once the mania appeared. I really don't know. It was the discontinuation of the drug that triggered the mania, not its introduction or chronic administration.
How did you go about discontinuing the drug the first time the mania was triggered?
How long did you wait before reintroducing the drug?
My guess is that if the drug is reintroduced immediately, the mania would subside. Conversely, should the drug be reintroduced after an extended period of mania, the mania might get worse.
* I have no emotional investment in needing to believe that either one of us is bipolar.
- Scott
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