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Old Sep 18, 2013, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by medicalfox View Post
Is it safe for people with bipolar 1 to take an antidepressant? I read that it can give them mania.

As long as the antidepressant is being balanced with a mood stabilizer or something else it is okay and oftentimes necessary. I am always on Lamictal 150 MG. When I am cycling into hypo/mania I add Seroquel. When I start to move into depression, I gradually get off the Seroquel and then add in Lexapro. But the Lamictal is always there.