Yes, but...

Extreme caution and frequent monitoring, professional and peer, are required.

However I strongly would consider a true mood stabilizer, several of which (Lamictal most of all) have a better track record with bipolar depression than SSRIs anyway. In addition I think the drug-company touted use of atypical antipsychotics for mood stabilization is just about criminal, considering the potential metabolic side effects, which my doc tells me are NOT dose-dependent.