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Posted by joef on August 21, 2015, at 21:01:45
wouls celexa and luvox be considered the mildest and safest ssri's for someone with bipolar
Posted by SLS on August 21, 2015, at 21:33:08
In reply to mildest ssri's, posted by joef on August 21, 2015, at 21:01:45
> wouls celexa and luvox be considered the mildest and safest ssri's for someone with bipolar
What do you mean by "mildest"?
Wellbutrin has been considered the antidepressant least apt to trigger mania. However, it still happens.
- Scott
Posted by rjlockhart37 on August 21, 2015, at 21:45:25
In reply to Re: mildest ssri's » joef, posted by SLS on August 21, 2015, at 21:33:08
prozac is a known one to cause mania......something it's like the least selective and it effects more serotonin pumps than others....or blocks the reuptake, but if you have it with a mood stablizer or a AP, it's a good combination, i take prozac and zyprexa and lamictal........but i need to get off lamictal fair square
when i started prozac in 05 at 20mg i noticed a difference on the 20mg, i was a more content mood, then when it was increased to 40mg, i had mild hypomania, yet i didnt know it but i started realizing i was a bit "too" postive about everything, unnatural ..... and then as time went by my mind kinda...regulated everything back to normal, adapted, but i still notice im not depressed like really depressed......still im on 60 right now, it's effect is not vary noticable, only realize im not vary depressed.....
yea Celexa looks like the least mania inducing, have to read some articles, but simply just adding a mood regulator, to it will stop the overflow of serotonin ... which causes SSRI induced mania
Posted by SLS on August 22, 2015, at 5:59:25
In reply to Re: mildest ssri's, posted by rjlockhart37 on August 21, 2015, at 21:45:25
It is interesting that Celexa was the first drug that came to mind after my reading Joef's question. I have no evidence to support this, though
- Scott
Posted by phidippus on August 23, 2015, at 21:10:11
In reply to mildest ssri's, posted by joef on August 21, 2015, at 21:01:45
No one antidepressant is milder or safer in the treatment of bipolar disorder. I am assuming you mean which antidepressant is least likely to destabilize the mood of a bipolar patient.
Eric
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