Posted by AMenz on July 12, 2001, at 13:27:30
In reply to Re: AD-provoked hypomania - is it diagnostic? » Zo, posted by judy1 on July 12, 2001, at 10:34:44
I have never heard of Xanax trigerring mania since it is an anxiolytic. I got through manic attacks for years by taking copious quantities of Xanax.
Zyprexa is not a benzo. It is to my understanding an antipsychotic, and so is Risperdal.
It's antidepressants that trigger mania in Bipolars, at least.
Hi Zo,
> Thanks for the info- I'll talk to my pdoc about it. I know a lot of us on this board react differently to the same med, and isn't zyprexa a form of a benzodiazepine- thio or something- maybe Cam or someone better at structures can help here? And yes while I also 'eat like a horse', I find it a very sedating drug (like Mellaril). Risperdal, on the other hand was very stimulating. But I also know that xanax can trigger mania, and if zyprexa is a form of a benzo, then you have a very valid point. Thanks again, judy
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