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Originally Posted by mossanimal
So I'm curious about something. I know that meds like anti-depressants and stimulants can mimic the symptoms of BPD. But do these things have a GREATER effect on somebody who is on the bipolar spectrum versus somebody who is not at all? Let's take a stimulant like caffeine for example (somebody alluded to this in an earlier thread). I know people who drink coffee all day and it doesn't seem to do anything. But for me.. I'm an instant spaz. But not all of the time. Sometimes it doesn't seem to do anything... but some days.. Feeling Good days: Spaz.
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(Note: did not read other responses just yet). I drink caffeine all day and I'm just so used to it but pdoc hates it. As far as meds go, I know steroids cause symptoms and certain cold meds have a small amount of AD in them. You're right about stimulants though. I highly against BP people taking them because a crooked pdoc gave them to me before and it was very very bad. I abused them to keep that high which to me felt just like hypo. And then when I stopped taking them I had to be put on ADs because they drain the chemicals in your brain when you abuse them like I did. Talk about the worst depression ever!