MDD can be treated by ADs. BP is best treated by mood stabilizers and APs to avoid mania. Also I think BP depression can in some cases actually be resistant to the normal approach of treatment with ADs (refractory depression) such as in my case. So I think it is useful to distinguish between the two.
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Dx: Bipolar I, ADD, GAD. Rx: Fluoxetine, Buproprion, Olanzapine, Lamictal, and Strattera.
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