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doctor put me on citalopam 20mg to treat depression it made me go into mania hadnt slept for 4 nights racing thoughts etc im waiting for the mental health team to assess me for bipolar but refferal just gone in went back to doctor he gave me zopiclone to help me sleep when i went to the pharmacist he told me not to take my citalopam at 5pm and take it in the morning [today] so anyway i didnt take the zopiclone either thinking i would sleep finnally got to sleep at around 12 but woke several times around 2.30 then 4am then 5.30am then up for 7am each time having to get up ya know loo drink then takes a while to get back off when i got up i didnt feel as high took my citalopam at 8am and can feel myself going up again is this normal any ideas what do i do ........

I don't know much about bipolar but a friend just went through an awful experience with celexa (citalopam). I'm pretty sure I've read that some anti-depressants can trigger mania in bipolar. You may want to ask around about a-d's and bipolar in the BP forum.

Antidepressants can send a person into mania, as George said, if one is predisposed to bipolar. Personally I would stop taking the citalopram until seen by the mental health team - I'm surprised that your dr didn't suggest that! I think it's important to take the zopiclone at night to get some sleep to try and come out of the mania. Mania can be disastrous in terms of spending, promiscuity and relationships with others so you need to try to find ways of calming yourself rather than chasing the high, tempting though it can be.

All the best,

*Willow*