Posted by martin spach on May 19, 2005, at 14:11:00
Hi...I was on effexor for 8 months for depression. Helped great for the depresssion,but had to get off due to mania. Made me very nasty, hyper and not able to sleep. I have been off the med for 6 wks. and right away my pyschatrist wanted to put me on Risperdal for bipolar. My family dr did not agree and put me on Merinol for 2 months until the effexor gets out of my system. I do not think I am bipolar. Does effexor and effexor withdrawl cause symptoms similiar to bipolar? And are there tests to see if a person is bipolar? My pyschatrist seemed to diagnose that very hastily. Thanks for any input.
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