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Originally Posted by Tucson
My doctor started me with Fluoxetine alone, continued to increase the dose to 60 mg, and did not use a mood stabilizer only until recently which is years later. I asked him why he did it this way. He told me most with BP do not have this problem with ADs. So even though it is something to be concerned about, IMHO I do not think mania with ADs happen anywhere near as much as some people think it does.
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I agree. My pdoc also said that AD's do not cause mania in people with BP half as much as everyone thinks they do. I was on Paxil for 9 years when they only thought I had depression/anxiety. I never went manic. It was a stimulant (Adderall) that sent me over the moon and made it clear I had BP1. I guess everyone is different.
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