Hi

Hoping you can help me answer a question:

I think it's kind of a fact that antidepressants can induce (hypo)mania and we've all heard about that or tried it ourself.

BUT yesterday my psychiatrist told me that antipsychotic meds tend to have the opposite / reverse effect and induce depression.

Is this true? Anyone heard about it? Experienced it yourself?

I think it sounds weird since a lot of people with bipolar gets treated with APs and I've read that Seroquel is a FDA approved drug (stand alone drug) in treating bipolar depression. ADs are usually ok in a combo with mood stabilizers, why aren't APs then??

The reason I ask is because of my own meds. Right now I'm on a high dose of Lithium and slowly increasing Lamotrigine dose (now 125 mg). I also take Seroquel 50mg every night to calm my racing thoughts and help me sleep. My pdoc wants me to stop, but I don't want to, I simply can't live without it. So my pdoc said it was okay to continue for now, but I should be aware that every AP can induce/cause depression [emoji51]

Looking forward to hear your answers!


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