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Originally Posted by cogladaid
My doctor is going to refer me to a shrink. He also put me on an antidepressant and we'll see how that works. He put it out in the air that he thinks I might have some signs of bipolar but doesn't want to diagnose that I'll have to see the shrink to be sure.
So it was interesting. He didn't really want to put me on an antidepressant and an antipsychotic at the same time. Hopefully the antidepressants do something to help both.
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Okay, I'm getting a red flag, but it may be a false assumption. The anti depressant that he put you on, it is Wellbutrin, correct? Are you on a mood stabilizer? The reason I ask is because it may be very unsafe if you are only on just an ssri/snri and an antipsychotic. I believe I have a severe case of bipolar and when I was just on an ssri and an AP I went completely manic/depressive. The thought is, is that if you're bipolar then you should have a mood stabilizer to prevent you from going manic/depressive while your on a ssri or snri.
When I went manic/depressive it changed my diagnosis from sz to schizoaffective, but I believe I just have a bad case of bipolarI with psychotic features that sustain in a mixed episode.