Posted by MB on July 9, 2001, at 21:30:02
In reply to Re: Can Zyprexa stimulate Hypomania? » Glenn Fagelson, posted by Zo on July 9, 2001, at 14:33:39
> Thanks, Glen.. . .My BP II is fairly subtle, hard to tease out the dx, but reading here is *so* helpful. My only flagrant hypomanic episode, bordering on mania but then I crashed, was from going off Effexor overnight, impulsively (typical BP decision!) a few years ago. .. Some controversy over whether such is diagnostic, or could happen to anybody.
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> XoHa! You sound like me!! I have a history of getting fed up with my medication an flushing the whole bottle down the toilet in a rage. I've probably done that ten times over the years. Then the drug withdrawals kick in, and I sheepishly refill my prescription...or, if it's been too soon since my last refill, I suffer the withdrawal in vehement self-loathing and indignation. I thought it was just compulsive, not bipolar. Do you think (hypo)mania on ADs is indicative of bipolar disorder or not? I've heard some say that a (hypo)manic episode is necessary off of medication to warrant the diagnosis.
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