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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
I'm obviously not a doctor, but I wouldn't generalize and call them a "no-no." Antidepressants work for some, while for others they induce mania or whatever. Plus, with a high enough antipsychotic dosage, sometimes that is enough to counteract the "mania inducement" that could occur from an antidepressant. But of course, these effects are all individual dependent. The only way to know if you get side effects is to try, but if you're stable now, I don't think there is any need to try (but that's just my opinion). Even then, as a non dr., I think there are plenty of options besides antidepressants that you can try first.
That said, I'm fine on LExapro.
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—-I agree. This is a very complicated issue. Wellbutrin is one of the best for really goosing you out of depression. But I was having problems w hypomania. So what I am doing right now is that I take 75 mils daily, (you don’t want to get withdrawal symptoms pdoc told me, so I don’t ever skip it) but double it to 150mg when I feel depressive. This works pretty well. Sounds like you might be type 3 like I am, mixed states, so read up on that. Hugs.