Posted by Dan_MI on October 3, 2010, at 10:53:52
In reply to Re: Adderall and Bipolar II, posted by sailboat77 on October 1, 2010, at 10:42:46
I'd be careful. It's possible to have mood swings in unipolar depression and be helped greatly by stabilizers, especially lamictal.
The danger is the potential to train your brain into being bipolar with the use of stimulants, even if you had no experience with mania before. Once your manic, it becomes easier and easier to become manic again. I never had mania until I took effexor, and now I have to be extremely careful. I cannot take cough medicine with dextromethorphan or decongestants with pseudroephedrine or phenylephrine. If I accidentally take an extra prozac it has the potential to turn into a week-long hypomanic episode.
Lithium has a lot of pluses if you can stomach (no pun intended) the side effects.
Welcome to the board!
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