I was getting anti-dep. for many yrs. on and off from my GP until I was given Paxil which sent me through the roof and to the darkest place I had ever been.I'll leave the details out. It was at that point when I told her what happened that she asked me if I might be bipolar. It took another 10 yrs. for me to go and get help and the correct dx. I know that this is not an unusual situation.