Hello there,

I have read many post saying bipolar symptoms were present from childhood or teen years. My experience was not like that and I don’t understand why. When I was a teen I was just irritable and depressed. However I never had anything else. Then in 2011 at the age of 35 I had a hysterectomy and after my moods were all over the place. My primary care doctor put me on Cymbalta. However it made me sleep too much. Then she put me on Celexa. I flipped into full blown mania but did not know it for months. After a second opinion I was diagnosed with bipolar one. My question is why is it that I never became manic before taking Celexa? I’ve been on meds since being diagnosed and I’ve dealt with hypo as well. Why is it I’ve never been hypo or mixed before taking meds? Growing up I never had hypersexuality until I started taking meds. I never drove wreckless until I started taking meds.