Posted by linkadge on June 24, 2013, at 17:13:37
In reply to Re: Bipolar DX based only on SSRI hypomanic response? » Beckett, posted by antennastoheaven on June 24, 2013, at 17:06:23
Nobody knows the answers to these questions. The only reason psychiatrists like to label such reactions as bipolar, is because it essentially puts the blame for the outcome back on the patient.
If the drugs cause the bipolar, then the drugs are flawed. If the patient has 'latent bipolar', then its not the drugs, or psychiatry's fault.
I suppose there are also legal ramifications for the decision to blame the patient.
If crack makes you manic, are you bipolar? No, so why is this the case with SSRIs?
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