Hi Everyone,

This topic has bothered me since my journey with BP started. It came up again today when I saw my pdoc. We went over my history. She gave me her opinion on the cause of me having BP. This is my story I had a full hysterectomy in 2011. After my surgery I started crying all the time and I was super sensitive. My PCP started me on Celexa 20,then 40. Things didn't get better so I went to another provider who increased the Celexa to 60. I flipped to mania (now i know it was) and was manic for 3 months. After almost getting hurt i went for a 3rd opinion. I was then told I had BP. The provider tried to figure out if I always had it. The answer was no (plus I've read post here from people that knew something was wrong. I couldn't relate). I explained that I had two half sisters that had BP. Both were dx'd early 18 & 20 (age 36 for me).The provider said she was positive that the stress of having surgery, the stress of dealing with my insurance comp plus returning to work trigger the onset of BP. All this time I blamed my surgery for causing this hell that I'm in. Is it possible that Celexa caused this? I know there are other causes of BP.....extreme stress and genetics.