Hi Everyone ~ this is my first post so I will give you a short background on me and hope you all can give me your thoughts. I have been on all kinds of antidepressants for the past 18 years. I was originally started after the birth of my first child for the baby blues on Prozac. Year after year I would change meds because they would wear off and I would say to my doc "but I'm not depressed anymore, I just go into fits of rage without them!" She finally said I can't help you go to a psychiatrist.

I did and after awhile he diagnosed me as OCDish, little eating disorder and depression. I started Luvox and topamax. Around fall of last year fell into a depression like I never had been... Sleeping all day, eating my emotions, hating everyone, yada yada so he added Abilify. Within three or so days instant manic... Higher than a kite, loving life, whole new shoe collection, 45 straight every day sex with husband, up all night, no eating, lost weight! Life was great! Talked to doc and ran through life history again and he mentioned possible Bipolar II. Went on lithium and mellowed down.

So then I was over whelmed, after awhile stopped the lithium and blood tests. I had that "I'm fine!" attitude and stopped seeing my doc for a long time. I had enough scripts for the Luvox and topamax to last awhile so I just took those and as I got low cut back on the dose till I started going all anger nuts again and started my deep depression again. Which happened to be this fall! Again! And we tried Abilify! Again! And its been a month and once again I'm manic as all get up, rockin the shoe collection, lovin life , up all night, losing weight, ...

So my question: does Abilify cause this kind of reaction in someone who is bipolar? Can I maybe not be bipolar? Thanks in advance for any help and I apologize for the long post and the rambling
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