Posted by linkadge on February 16, 2007, at 11:00:20
In reply to Re: Zenica pushing seroquel for Bipolar depression » linkadge, posted by yxibow on February 16, 2007, at 2:44:08
I'm not saying that they may not help some people, I am just saying that I question their tactics.
Its just that the line "tried several antidepresants and still feel depressed"? dosn't necessarily point to bipolar.
Antidepressants can fail for a kazillion different reasons other than bipolar.
I just think that changing ones diagnosis from unipolar to bipolar should depend on more than just the failure of antidepressants, or the efficacy of an atypical.
Some doctors might say. "An atypical works for your depression so therefore you are bipolar", but these diagnosis shouldn't be taken that lightly. A diagnosis of bipolar can carry years of specific medication choices that are not always fun.
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