Antidepressant induced mania only in Bipolar patients?

Question

Can antidepressants only cause manic symptoms in Bipolar patients or can they happen to non Bipolars?

Answer 1

I am not a doctor but have done many years of research on bipolar disorder and as far as I know you have to have some form of bipolar disorder for the anti-depressant to induce a high at that kind of level. That's not to say you will ever have another manic episode as some people that have bipolar can only have one episode of mania in there lives (not that common but does happen). If you think that the diagnosis was wrong then you should always seek a second opinion on it. take care good luck

Answer 2

My husband took antidepressants for three days and they put him in a Mania. I wasn't quite sure when the mania kicked in because I didn't know he was Bipolar at the time. He got really really bad though and it only took three days of pills (only three pills total) and lasted 4 months, until he was fianlly hospitalized and put on a mood stabalizer. Its all about the person and which medication you are taking. Celexa is what my husband took. We figured out that he stopped sleeping around the same time he started taking the antidepressants and also got a huge kick of energy. It kinda snowballed from there, the longer they are in a Mania the more extreme they can get.

Answer 3

Many people are predisposed to mania and an antidepressant can bring the mania on.
If you have any family history of bipolar or are becoming manic on an antidepressant it is much better to begin treatment with a mood stabilizer (such as tegretol) and then add the antidepressant.
Talk to your psychiatrist! It is best not to have an internist or General practitioner prescribe psychiatric meds because they are not always as informed as a psychiatrist

Answer 4

Some antisepressants are given to bipolar patients and don't cause any manic symptoms at all. It just depends on the person. So they answer to your question would be No. I take anti-depressants and anti-psychotics all for OCD, Bipolar, and Depression.

Answer 5

Take note of what J'adore says of the man claiming to be a doctor - he is not. He's bogus. He does post the same answer to all questions. He's dangerous and should be stopped.

Answer 6

It can happen in non Bipolars.

Answer 7

OH it can do it to any one.

I was on medication for OCD and it ended up making my OCD worse.

Then they put me on another one and it made me see and hear things... I'm not schizo but it gave me symptoms.

Answer 8

Read these carefully :


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Depression, Tension & Increase of will-power.



Increasing the will-power : Our mind has a great effect on these glands. For example, continuous fear damages the Pituitary gland and makes one timid. Similarly,tension and worry disturb the Pineal gland and so leads to high B.P. and as Pineal gland controls other glands it also disturbs other glands and digestive system. In modern times, strees-tension or worry-fear have increased and they often disturb these endocrine glands. If these endocrine glands are not treated immediately, it might lead to malfunctioning of other glands of the body. As these glands are interrelated, whenever one gland is disturbed, the other glands also get disturbed. So, when you press on the points of these endocrine glands you will feel pain on points of more than one gland especially in case of chronic diseases. Therefore, it is very improtant to give Acupressure treatment on all the endocrine glands and keep them under proper control.

These glands also control the mind (the will-power). So in order to get rid of bad habits like smoking, drinking, drug addiction or even overeating, it is extremely necessary to give treatment on all endocrine glands for at least, fifteen days. Because, these people lack the necessary will-power to give up bad habits, they often break their vows to stop such bad habits and so they are considered unreliable. However, a treatment of fifteen days will give them necessary will-power to stop these bad habits after that. And they will be free from the withdrawal symptoms of stopping these bad habits.

Nervous tension : In the modern days because of fast life and loss of contentment,nervous tension keeps on building up increasingly, tending to damage our mind and health.

How to find out : Ask the patient to lie down on the back and ask some one to press on the base of the middle toe in both the legs. If there is a hurting sensation,it means nervous tension. If the hurting is unbearable, it means that the person is on the verge of collapse and needs immediate attention.

C U R E : (1) While the patient is lying on the back, bend all the toes of both legs, backward. It may hurt but give little more pressure and bend them as much as possible. Repeat this three times a day till the tension is removed.

(2) Clasp your hands tightly interlocking the fingers. Then with left hand fingers press on the back of the right hand and then with right hand fingers, press on the back of the left hand. repeat for about 1 to 2 minutes, 3 to 4 times a day.

(3) Insomnia : The above mentioned treatment can be taken for 5 to 12 minutes at night in bed to ensure good sleep and cure insomnia.

(4) Take 2 glasess of gold/silver/copper charged water reduced from 8 glasses of water daily.

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