When are antidepressants an effective treatment for Bipolar Disorder?

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[ourtravelingzoo]

I have 2 and for 8 months I was severely depressed. I kept telling my Psy I needed antidepressants but was refused repeatedly. Finally I went in and told her if she didn’t give me something I was finding another Dr and that they would never leave their loved one without proper meds for so long. I got my meds. She wanted to raise them after a couple weeks and I told her I was fine at a low level. You HAVE to advocate for yourself

[sashalwccts]

in my case, taking antidepressants accidentally helped to identify that i am bipolar 2. Hypomania became more noticeable, depression more severe.

[SW-ihsg]

I was put on antidepressants in 2016 (zoloft). I was on it for about 2 weeks. During that time I went full blown psychotic. I would call my doctor and tell them what's going on. They would say I my body just needs to adjust. I got worse. I did call several more times before everything boiled over. I reached my breaking point. The doctors wanted to schedule me a month out for the next available appointment. But once I told exactly how bad I gotten. Didn't sleep for days, uncontrollable movement, self h*** (don't know if I can say ot on YouTube), paranoia from not sleeping, my speech was extremely fast and disjointed screaming crying full on meltdowns. I was ready to end things. I got an emergency appointment over an hour away for same day. Got diagnosed bipolar and taken off antidepressants and put on antipsychotics. I almost got admitted. Luckily I had friends who could watch me and make sure I took my meds that they controlled until I was in the right state of mind again. I never acted like that before. Never had those issues before. I still have extreme insomnia to this day.

[martymoo]

Years ago, I went to the doctors with chronic recurrent depression. They gave me antidepressants, which caused mania, akathisia, insomnia, paranoia and psychosis. That experience and subsequent experiences have destroyed my trust in the psychiatric profession in the UK. I still haven't been diagnosed with anything and I still suffer with chronic recurrent depression to this day.

[taylorsmall]

Your talent and GENUIS is evident, great content ❤ thank you.

[Trippintrees]

I was diagnosed with depressive ep some 5 years ago, and was put on antidepressants, and immediately started showing symptoms of hypomania (i didn't know at the time but realized much later), as soon as i stopped taking them, i started coming back to my normal self and then the depression kicked in, and I've been in the depressive phase ever since. I also have been told i could have BPD. I'm so confused.

[susanschlesinger]

And your requirements may vary throughout your life. Especially so for women as they go through their menses, peri-menopause, menopause and post menopause.

Something to discuss in a future video.

[TomokoAbe_]

I don't like prescribing Depakote or lithium for Bipolar I but they work very well. Success depends on compliance and regular lab draws. Some patients are not compliant--they actually enjoy their mania. Those with horrible mania benefit from Seroquel; those with depressive Bipolar do well with Latuda or Lamictal.

[audioadhd]

I was carefully prescribed an antidepressant (Wellbutrin) to see if I could tolerate it. 2 weeks in, I was sent into a terrible mixed episode. We switched to Zoloft and I'm able to tolerate it. I'm also on a mood stabilizer, an antipsychotic, and a stimulant.

[howienordstrom]

For me, DPP BD II initially misdiagnosed as major depression. I got lucky and the Rx'd antidepressant worked well, with few side effects. Over time, however, it became increasingly easy to slip into mania. That was a lovely change but it definitely wasn't stable. Eventually, and with medical supervision I weened off the meds, over a long duration. Now, I use various 'lifestyle' interventions to manage what presents as cyclothymia with ultra rapid cycling. I'd be very hesitant to go back on the same SSRI again if ever it got that low again.

[avatar_korrasami]

I have a bipolar 1 diagnosis and take mono-therapy antidepressant. I didn’t have a good response to bipolar treatments. It’s really made me question my whole diagnosis. It’s been suggested I have c-ptsd and not bipolar 1.

[KarolB]

Lexapro 5mg and wellbutrin 150mg both trigger really bad manic episodes thats how i found out i have bipolar 1. Lomatrigine just felt like it was causing me to have early onset dementia so i scatch that too. Now im on square one and severely depressed

[gagecarty]

Causing mood changes that way can make the issues more difficult to treat and increase difficulty for the per

[PintaoLoko]

How is it called that kind of blood test that shows Wich medication will be more effective and has less side effects in comparison with the others.

[Catlily]

I was low level suicidal for years and they wouldn't give me antidepressants. I am diagnosed with bipolar I but I only had one episode that would classify me as that. All my other manic episodes were hypomania.

[timothybodey]

Anti-depressants, specifically SSRIs, mess me up as someone with BP2. I'm lucky enough to only need a mood stabilizer.

[randomthings]

My mums been on an injection once a month since 2008

[Solace_System]

What meds can someone with BP-I take for anxiety other than benzos since they shouldn't take antidepressants?

[nb-jnlh]

Dr tracey currently am going through mixed mania please help in the past used to take divalproex sodium lamotrigine and fluoxetine for mania bt have changed dr and he said fluoxetine will trigger mania so vey confused please help in the past divalproex sodium lamotrigine and fluoxetine worked bt not so much since didn't feel normal now wt to do dont know feel suicidal please help if you can

[charissecoal]

Taking an antidepressant is how I got diagnosed with bipolar I 😑 I was given Setrona for clinical depression. It completley rid me off ocd as well. Nine months later I spent $3k on clothes, diy and art supplies and cut half of my hair off. Once I came to I was shocked at the state of my hair and gathered all of the stuff I bought over a period of august to early November 2021. I felt terrible and knew i needed to see doctor. After I told him what I’d done I Diagnosed Bp I rapid cycling. Tapered off setrona. Tried valproate too much side effects. Put back on Quetiapine. 1.5 years on lamictal i miss antidepressant. I haven’t had any major episodes or long lasting manic episodes without setrona but ocd came back. I hate that. I miss antidepressant but guess I am better without it 😔