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Default Jul 28, 2020 at 11:55 AM
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Has anyone taken lexapro drug with lithium or other drugs or by itself ?

I just got prescribed it and I wanted to see well it worked for others or if it wasn’t so good let me know y’all thoughts on this please
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Default Jul 30, 2020 at 04:39 PM
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Yes, I was on Lexapro for some years. Back then, I took it with Klonopin. The Lexapro definitely helped to ease my depression and helped with anxiety, but it sure didn't do anything to calm mania. So I can see why Lexapro might be prescribed to someone with BD, but only with a mood stabilizer and possibly an antipsychotic.

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Default Oct 01, 2020 at 06:26 PM
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I was originally misdiagnosed with depression, and Lexapro was great for treating the depression alone. However, it kick my hypomania I to high gear so that's something to keep in mind...you may need a mood stabilizer with it.
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Default Oct 02, 2020 at 09:08 AM
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I am on a combination of Lexapro and Depakote, and it has worked well for me for 10 years now. After a lot of failed combinations, I actually researched that one myself and suggested it to my doctor.
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Default Oct 21, 2020 at 08:35 AM
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Before my official bipolar disorder diagnosis, I was prescribed Lexapro (by itself) by a psychiatrist. I think I took it between 4 to 8 weeks (I forget exactly) then I started to get manic. That was observed by that particular psychiatrist who then diagnosed me correctly. He took me off Lexapro immediately and wanted to switch me to a moodstabilizer, but I basically told him to take a hike. Frankly, I didn't even know what manic depression (as he called it) or bipolar disorder was at that time. Less than a year later, I was hospitalized for the first time. That was about 14 years ago.

I suppose if a person truly has bipolar disorder, it may be quite risky to take Lexapro alone. Perhaps if taken with a moodstabilizer and/or antipsychotic, it may be helpful for some. I can say that since then, every antidepressant I took (even along with both a moodstabilizer and antipsychotic) was destabilizing. So, antidepressants were totally eliminated from my cocktails as of about eight to nine years ago. However, I know that some with bipolar disorder (both type 1 and 2) find benefit from them if, taken with a moodstabilizer and/or antipsychotic. Alone? I would be curious why a psychiatrist would do that if a bipolar diagnosis was given.
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