Posted by JahL on July 4, 2001, at 18:08:00
In reply to Re: SSRI's and irritability, posted by Else on July 4, 2001, at 12:44:07
> > > I've experienced extreme irritability and agitation with Wellbutrin and Prozac when I've first taken them (I stopped Wellbutrin after a couple of days and have only been on Prozac for about a week and a half).
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> > > Has anyone experienced this? If so, did it subside?
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> > All SSRIs (alone) made me significantly more agitated/hostile & to some extent have left me 'permanently' so. Effexor was even worse in this respect. These effects did not subside & became worse with time. I've just been dx'd BP II or III.
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> > J.
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> This has got me thinking. I get very agitated and irritated on SSRIs, hypomanic when I start Wellbutrin, unbearably insomniac and irritable on Effexor (and really anxious and I don't stop talking but I feel like s--t.) Could this mean I am bipolar in some way. I know there are irritable manias but I don't think I've ever had anykind of real *episode*. I'm certainly never euphoric (except for a few minutes earlier this year when the Wellbutrin started working.)In my case I've never had any kind of episode either. What qualifies me for BPII/III is; spells of hypomania/euthymia & general worsening on ADs, general irritabilty/agitation/hostility, anxiety, social phobia, psychomotor retardation, dysphoria as opposed to depression & profound insomnia. These are all possible markers for BP. I guess if you exhibit enough symptoms it is possible you are BP, though none on their own could be considered suggestive of this.
Maybe the real Q is have you tried a mood-stabilizer?
J.
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