My pdoc told me that people who experience mania/hypomania can be made worse by AD's. You may actually be getting good advice, but clearly you are still having a hard time functioning. There are other treatments and medications for people who can't take AD's.
From my experience, nobody really new the full scope of my depression untill I checked myself into the hospital. For me, that was one of the best things I ever did for myself. I'm currently on a cocktail of five medications and am recovering from my latest bout of depression without hospitalization, or intensive outpatient therapy.
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