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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 308265" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have Mood Disorder Spectrum, the new name for Bipolar II. I've tried four SSRI's in my life and I can tell you a few things.</p><p></p><p>1/The full effect doesn't kick in for six weeks at least. Anything earlier is just the body adjusting, good and bad. You are not seeing the real effects at this time. It's way too soon.</p><p></p><p>2/An early good reaction can mean that the child will become manic on it. It's not supposed to "lift" you up right away. I was both told this and I experienced this too. I had one pill of Zoloft and felt so terrific I thought "This is IT!" Two weeks later I was in the hospital with mania and akathesia.</p><p></p><p>SSRIs and all antidepressants are potentially very dangerous to those with bipolar. They can wait a good two months or longer before making the person "crazier" because they build up in the system slowly. Watch with extreme care. They can also cause suicidal ideation. My teen daughter pulled a knife on herself while on Prozac.</p><p></p><p>Trivia so that you know in advance: Stimulants are also very risky for kids with bipolar and Straterra for ADHD is an antidepressant and a risk. Mood stabilizers with antipsychotics normally work the best. THey CAN cause cognitive dulling, but they shouldn't cause mania/raging. Mood stabilizers take a full EIGHT WEEKS to kick in. Any earlier effect is not usually the full effect or indicative of how the child or adult will do. However, sometimes you can tell in advance that it just is going to make things worse...then you use that very accurate MOM GUT...lol!</p><p></p><p>I don't mean to scare you, but I do want you to be informed. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 308265, member: 1550"] I have Mood Disorder Spectrum, the new name for Bipolar II. I've tried four SSRI's in my life and I can tell you a few things. 1/The full effect doesn't kick in for six weeks at least. Anything earlier is just the body adjusting, good and bad. You are not seeing the real effects at this time. It's way too soon. 2/An early good reaction can mean that the child will become manic on it. It's not supposed to "lift" you up right away. I was both told this and I experienced this too. I had one pill of Zoloft and felt so terrific I thought "This is IT!" Two weeks later I was in the hospital with mania and akathesia. SSRIs and all antidepressants are potentially very dangerous to those with bipolar. They can wait a good two months or longer before making the person "crazier" because they build up in the system slowly. Watch with extreme care. They can also cause suicidal ideation. My teen daughter pulled a knife on herself while on Prozac. Trivia so that you know in advance: Stimulants are also very risky for kids with bipolar and Straterra for ADHD is an antidepressant and a risk. Mood stabilizers with antipsychotics normally work the best. THey CAN cause cognitive dulling, but they shouldn't cause mania/raging. Mood stabilizers take a full EIGHT WEEKS to kick in. Any earlier effect is not usually the full effect or indicative of how the child or adult will do. However, sometimes you can tell in advance that it just is going to make things worse...then you use that very accurate MOM GUT...lol! I don't mean to scare you, but I do want you to be informed. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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