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Originally Posted by pageside
I don't think I'm bipolar because I didn't really have intense mood swings prior to taking bupropion. Once I started taking this med the mood swings began. My mood certainly fluctuated, though, but not nearly as much compared to now, whilst on the medication.
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Regardless, you need to switch to the medications they use for the treatment of bipolar disorder. Did you read the link I gave you? He talks precisely about what you're going through. You're what we would classify as a "soft" bipolar. Atypical response to antidepressants is almost a gold standard diagnostic indicator that you're not suffering from run of the mill major depression. Tell the doctor that you think the bupropion is causing "rapid cycling".
What about cyclothymia, have you heard of that before? Would that fit better? mood disorders are best viewed as a spectrum...
depression <-> soft bipolar <-> bipolar II <-> bipolar I <-> schizoaffective.
Actually it's more like:
Mood Spectrum: Depression <-> Cyclothymia <-> Bipolar II <-> Bipolar I
Mood and Psychosis Spectrum: Bipolar I <-> Schizoaffective <-> Schizophrenia.