Posted by Jason911 on March 4, 2002, at 12:52:21
In reply to Re: MAOI-Bipolar, posted by christophrejmc on March 4, 2002, at 12:42:08
Hey, you've got it backwards. Wellbutrin has been touted as being less likely to induce mania. My friend, people who are bipolar and go on MAOI's.. well it can be an absolute disaster. Where did you hear that MAOI's wouldn't produce mania in BP's?? I'm sorry but that is absolutely not the truth. This is why his doc would not put him on an MAOI and on Wellbutrin instead.. but on the otherhand there are MAOI-haters out in the med world. Good riddance to them all. MAOI+BP = Mania potenital!!! Even though, I'd recommmend selegiline+phenylalanine. You know the regimen I'd recommend. I'm sure you've read my other posts. And for those on Nardil and don't like it. Try 50mg selegiline daily. Should get same effect but no side-effects (maybe insomnia .. but hey there's always Klonopin!!)-Jason911
> Ritch,
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> MAOIs are supposedly the ADs least likely to induce mania (save for Wellbutrin, maybe). Is your doctor MAOI-phobic, or is he worried about a [hypo]manic switch? Have you had similar problems before with antidepressants? Also, are you sure that your work screens for amphetamine? I didn't think this was a standard test (because many things can cause false positives)...
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> -Chris
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> > The reason why your doc won't prescribe MAOI's like Nardil is because you are bipolar and could induce a manic state. Have you given lithium a try? -Jason911
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