Posted by sac on January 10, 2004, at 17:32:23
In reply to Re: AD poop-out or bipolar ?, posted by SLS on January 10, 2004, at 9:05:49
The reason I ask is because I was on Prozac continuously for 6 years, no problem. That was back in '92-'98. I was diagnosed with Major Depression at that time. Now, I don't know what I am. All I know is that Prozac and all of the AD's I've tried since then stop working after 2 mos. or so and I have to keep upping the dose which has led to a real problem with manic reaction in the past (especially from the Prozac) My pdoc is now considering me more like BPII. I've tinkered around with different meds for the last 4 years and have a difficult time stabilizing on one med. I believe I read somewhere that anti-depressants tend to "stop working" in those that are actually along the bipolar spectrum.
> I can't answer your question, but I read something recently indicating that Prozac poop-out occurs more often in bipolar disorder than it does in unipolar disorder. (57.5 percent relapse rate vs 18.4 percent)
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