Posted by fires on February 28, 2005, at 13:47:51
In reply to Re: Bipolar II questions » fires, posted by Dinah on February 28, 2005, at 10:51:39
> I don't think you should rule out the Wellbutrin as a possible cause, or contributing factor. I suspect the recent upsurge in bipolar spectrum diagnosis is related to the common dispersal of antidepressants. In fact "Bipolar III" is defined in terms of antidepressants.
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> Maybe you could ask your doctor if he thinks adding a mood stabilizer would help. Wellbutrin is quite activating, and the ear ringing in particular is a common side effect of antidepressants. It drove me crazy (figuratively speaking) last time I tried Luvox.
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> I'm not saying you should quit Wellbutrin, of course. It helps many people. Just evaluate it as a possible contributing factor and ask your doctor if there are ways to mitigate the negative effects. It works on norepinephrine, you know. So if you are sensitive to adrenaline, you might need something to counteract it's effect there.
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> I'm not a doctor of course, so I'm just throwing in something that helped (or rather hurt) me in the past.My pdoc will probably add a mood stabilizer this Thursday. What I don't understand is how I did so well on Parnate for 15+ years; then I stopped it because a cardio. thought it was causing my new onset of tachycardia, then my tachycardia was found to be due to another condition; then I don't do real well on Effexor; and SSRIs make me absolutely sick (mentally and physically), as did Cymbalta.
And: Effexor +lamictal didn't work for me. It's beginning to seem that I may need to see a bipolar specialist, like my Neuro. suggested.
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