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Originally Posted by dreamsofflight
I never had any signs of mania until I was 27 (just chronic depression and anxiety). Around age 27 my psychdoc at the time put me on Prozac and Ritalin at the same time and I had my first manic attack. I don't seem to have any family memebers who are BP, but I wonder about my youngest brother sometimes. My mother and I can't figure out if he has manic periods or if he's back drinking and possibly taking drugs and is hiding it. I guess it could be both though sadly enough. I understand. I'll always wonder would I have been "ok" if I'd never taken those meds together. It's a frustarting question and my current psychdoc says no one really knows which it is.
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Hi dreamsofflight,
I can completely relate to you. The first two episodes I had we're while I was on an antidepressant. Today I spoke with a mental healthcare professional (not my regular provider). I explained everything to her. She explained that mania would only happen if the person is BP. So the antidepressant doesn't cause the BP instead it brings it to the surface. BP can lay dormant for years and then be activated (by medications, extreme stress or life changing event). The antidepressants we took activated our dormant BP. I'm still trying to accept that I have this condition for life.
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