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Old May 14, 2012, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by PAYNE1 View Post
One of my former pdocs yanked me off of my antidepressants, saying I was getting manic. Then my last pdoc put me back on a low dose of Wellbutrin. Now my current one decided (with my approval) to take me off of the Wellbutrin to see if I'd start getting depressed. Well, guess what? I am heading down.....

I know pdocs are so scared we bipolars might become manic, but I really feel like I need to be back on the Wellbutrin! Any of you folks taking an antidepressant and not heading into mania? Help! I don't want to have to go back into the hospital. The last two times I went it was because of depression.
Hi. I know how that feels. AD's make me manic - I've been on many and they have all had that effect. However, I tried going on Lamictal without an AD and was very depressed. I discovered that, personally, I need to be on an AD to control the lows (currently Prozac), but also need a mood stabilizer (Lamictal) and an antipsychotic (Geodon) to control mania. This combo has been working for me for some time now, thankfully. My case is proof that you can be on an AD and still control mania.
Thanks for this!
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