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Jul 28, 2013, 05:08 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1,486
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Originally Posted by Miguel'smom
It sounds like your in a mixed state which is not uncommon when given solely an anti-depressant. Hopefully with a mood stabilizer, therapy and a lifestyle change things will inprove. Welcome
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Mixed states can of course include extra energy and irritability and sadness, etc., hence mixed --*but* this type of episode as a whole does, like other types, need to last for a period of time.
From the Current Psychiatry Journal: The DSM-IV defines a mixed episode as a period of at least 1 week in which the criteria for both a major depressive episode (MDE) and a manic episode are met nearly every day.
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