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Dec 21, 2015, 05:14 AM
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Member Since: Apr 2013
Location: Ontario Land
Posts: 3,592
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Originally Posted by nataliepatricia6183
Now since I started the new meds I am having mania; sleeping only 5 hours a night and feel rested, racing thoughts, ideas, agitation and restlessness. Anyone else experience this while on their meds and how did you finally treat it..were you then diagnosed bi-polar?
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I had the same reaction when I started taking Cipralex. It was hard to deal with especially during the first 2 weeks. After that it gradually disappeared. My psychiatrist gave me an emergency script for Ativan which helped with the agitation and restlessness.
I'm sensitive to medication especially antidepressants. Prozac gave me full blown mania that resulted in a hospital stay. I gradually went back to normal after the medication was stopped. I also had a reaction to Paxil which wasn't as severe. It made me very irritable and constantly suicidal. The psychiatrist decided to try divalproex sodium which actually helped.
I don't have bipolar disorder. I've never had a spontaneous mania, one that wasn't drug induced. I'm not exactly sure what my diagnosis is. I've had a few episodes of psychotic depression and a psychosis ("schizophrenia spectrum").
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