Sometimes meds can trigger hypo/mania in people but it doesn't mean the person actually has bipolar:
https://psychcentral.com/news/2011/1...der/30300.html
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Antidepressant medication can induce a “manic switch” in patients with depression, but manic-switch episodes are currently not considered bipolar disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV
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I suppose it's possible that antidepressants triggered your bipolar, though. I don't know if that is true or false, but just a suspicion of mine. I mean, there have been studies about the onset of schizophrenia and weed use. It's a controversial topic with schizophrenia, but I'm just using that as an example.
I'm not trying to say you DON'T have bipolar. I'm just pointing out that there are other possibilities and I think it might be worthwhile to talk to your pdoc about them to get to the bottom of it. On the flip side, you can also do a full psychological evaluation like I did and that can unveil some good information.
But here's the thing... Whether you have BP or not, antidepressants clearly trigger manic symptoms for you. You obviously need something in addition to an antidepressant if you need the antidepressant for your depression. So, I guess my point is... maybe it doesn't matter what your Dx is. If your antipsychotic stops the manic-like symptoms from antidepressants, then maybe your meds are fine and the Dx doesn't matter.