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do it.Meltdown-is it medications?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 100737" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>Antidepressants can cause what looks like bipolar, in fact the condition is called antidepressant induced bipolar or mania. The treatment for it is not mood stabilizers, but the discontinuation of the antidepressant and time for the brain to recover. </p><p></p><p>That may be why you aren't seeing much help from the mood stabilizer. </p><p></p><p>by the way, Depakote is dosed based on blood levels like lithium. He should be having regular blood levels taken to determine if the doses of those medications is at a therapeutic level. He should have had blood tests taken <em>before</em> starting both drugs to provide a baseline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 100737, member: 1498"] Antidepressants can cause what looks like bipolar, in fact the condition is called antidepressant induced bipolar or mania. The treatment for it is not mood stabilizers, but the discontinuation of the antidepressant and time for the brain to recover. That may be why you aren't seeing much help from the mood stabilizer. by the way, Depakote is dosed based on blood levels like lithium. He should be having regular blood levels taken to determine if the doses of those medications is at a therapeutic level. He should have had blood tests taken [i]before[/i] starting both drugs to provide a baseline. [/QUOTE]
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