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Avatar m tn Hi Jdrake. Bipolar Disorder isn't something that you acquire in the way you are thinking. It's widely considered to be a chemical imbalance in the brain. That said, Psychiatrists do misdiagnose mental patients. Does that help?
Avatar f tn Are you also seeing a therapist? I cannot tell you are bipolar or not but the research is out there if you want to challenge it. You have to make a determination within yourself and believe that you are or are not bipolar. It is possible that you are suffering from suicidal ideation due to the zoloft but also just as likely that these thoughts were there before you started taking the zoloft and the zoloft merely gave you the energy that you needed to carry them out. What do you believe?
Avatar f tn Often SSRIs can have the opposite effect on certain types of bipolar. Zoloft worked for me for awhile, but when a truly depressive episode hit, it at best dod nothing for me or it exaserbated the depression. I have been through many meds since I have been diagnosed. Some they never should have put me on (my type of bipolar is scarily bad when mixed with Lithium).
4173517 tn?1350598701 zoloft/sertraline is an SSRI that can cause mania to bipolars. Rule no 1 don't ever take any antidepressant except associated with a mood stabilizer or an antipsychotic. If your doctor put you on zoloft alone and he said you have bipolar disorder, then I am afraid you should check his degree. I am SURE he is is not a doctor at all, let alone pdoc. Zoloft is one of the strong SSRI of course effexor is worse especially in withdrawals but zoloft is also bad. It's only 10 years old.
Avatar m tn You were on a pretty high dose of Zoloft for 3 years. If I were you I would call my Dr and tell her you need a much longer tapering plan. In my opinion, 9 days is way too fast to get off of this med. No wonder you're having the shocks and nightmares. No one should have to go through this. Be persistent with your Dr. Remember that she works for you, not the other way around.
Avatar n tn I am diagnosed with bipolar disorder. i take lithium ER 450mg BID, Mirapex 1mg for RLS, and zoloft 100mg to treat depression. I can usually fall asleep, however i wake and stay up for a few hours every night. i have tried benedryl,klonopin,trazadone,serequil, and elavil for relief however every one of these meds has a paradoxical effect on me. Any suggestions?
Avatar m tn I'm no psychiatrist, but if you're bipolar neither drug is meant for that condition.
Avatar n tn hey my diagnoses is bipolar depression i take 150 zoloft,50naltrexone,60mg inderol,trileptal 900,stelazine 6mg,cogentin 0.
Avatar n tn I have been taking Zoloft for about 4 months, 200mg a day for Bipolar disorder. I ran out of meds and have not had any for about 3 days. I do not have insurance right now and cannot afford to refill my prescription. I wanted to know what are the efeects of quitting cold turkey or other options I could look into to get help with getting my meds. I seem to be doing ok but I can tell there is a difference in the way I feel not being on them.
142722 tn?1281533616 Does zoloft cause you to be manic if you are bipolar? I have bad anxeity. I am 32weeks preggo, on seroquel OB said to talk zoloft asked shrink he said it could make me worse and put me into manic state.
Avatar f tn I have been diagnosed with bipolar since i was around 16. I'm 22 now. I'm also pregnant with my second child.... so im not on any meds being as most bipolar meds are not safe during pregnancy and my last psychiatrist wouldnt put me on anything when i was pregnant with my dd except zoloft to fight Post partum depression after the birth. I am not seeing a psychologist or psychiatrist. which i think i should be. I have been depressed for months but its manageable...
Avatar f tn Diagnosed this week with Bipolar disorder (after much reading, I believe it to be Bipolar II) after being treated for ADD for awhile. (Apparently common as they resemble one another) though I do have ADD and they added PTSD, depression, and bipolar to the original ADD diagnosis. They left me on my concerta, gave me a script for atarax for anxiety, zoloft for depression and said because my diagnosis was complex, he would research the best med...lithium....depakote...etc.
Avatar m tn s I have read question treating the depression without also treating the ADHD (since it could be causing the depression). Tend to agree with you on the Zoloft. And if you are bipolar, its really nasty - http://www.crazymeds.us/pmwiki/pmwiki.
Avatar n tn My Psych nurse diagnosed me with depression (even though it felt like a lot of anxiety to me). I tried Zoloft because I had success on it 4 yrs ago. This time was awful. After 4 weeks at 50 mg, I couldn't sit still, or stand up without jumping on my toes. I felt mixed up, sad and anxious. She said to quit the Zoloft immediately because she though it put me into a state of hypomania. I was scared of withdrawals, so I weaned off Zoloft for 3 days, and felt much better.
10139253 tn?1426475380 I take 4 or 5 medicines, Zoloft Lithium Klonopin and Metoprolol and have been always tired..... i want to try and get off the Zoloft, been on it since 2005.... and 200mg since 2009...... i am scared though..... anyone got any tips, i was put on it for Panic Disorder not Depression although one causes the other.
Avatar f tn Do you have bipolar disorder or just bad mood swings? I have bipolar 1 disorder and my doc put me on 25mg of Zoloft. And those commercials on tv about taking Zoloft and baby having birth defects has a 0.009% chance of anything happening. I would just talk to your doctor about it. If you have been diagnosed with BP1 you need to talk to your doc about options.
1806609 tn?1374545828 i am bipolar and manic depression. i have tried celexa,lexapro,zoloft,effexor,serequol,lamictial and now i am on lithium. (spellings maybe wrong-sorry). nothing has worked. im 27 and have been dealing with it since highschool along with chronic pain. im tired of going to drs and not getting answers. has anyone else been thru this and have advice. is bipolar and chronic pain linked??
Avatar n tn I haven't taken any of the meds you're on, but I did have ED problems when I took Zoloft. It was either the Zoloft or the Atenolol for blood pressure. At any rate they gave me Levitra and I haven't been troubled by it since. I noticed the problem almost as soon as they started me on Zoloft. I'm not on Zoloft anymore but it isn't because of the ED. The levitra worked well for me.
1429536 tn?1283127572 I am diagnosed with Bipolar 1 and ADHD and impulsiveness is a huge problem. I took probably 15 - 20 100 mg Zoloft pills. About 10 minutes later my boyfriend made me make myself puke. I didn’t see any come back up unless they hid in my food. I feel very weird right now. Am I going to be ok?
1255530 tn?1269867619 Does a manic episode while taking Zoloft for a short time (4 days) defiantly mean someone is manic depressive. Is there other possible causes or co-existing disorders that could possibly be wrong. Recently diagnosed as manic depressive do to an episode on Zoloft. I'm still waiting to see someone more qualified and get help. originally went in for panic attacks but know think that I was having mixed episodes that made me feel like things where unbearable.
Avatar n tn A mood stabilizer would be necessary to treat bipolar instead, or in addition to Zoloft. Getting proper treatment for a disease like bipolar will greatly improve your quality of life in ways you wouldnt realize at this point. Your current symptoms do not sound depression or bipolar-related though.
906679 tn?1263612612 Can zoloft make u feel low ,,I been on zoloft for about 3 weeks now n my energy is so low ,,,i have no motivation or care to do anything,,,,i know i need to getout of this ,but how?
Avatar m tn Ever since I switched from Zoloft to Celexa, I have had sweats, mood swings again, very dark thoughts. I've been on it for about a month now,,a few days ago, I started getting a ringing sensation in my ears. Anyone ever had responses like this to Celexa/Citalopram?
7390486 tn?1395024820 I've been on mood stabilizers b4 but my Dr took me off of them & prescribe SSRI-zoloft it's been helping but my bipolar started up again cause my brother father pass away; so I was put back on Lamotrigine it's leveling off my bipolar, depression & anxiety. I'm still on Zoloft & also Trazodone-a cyclic anti-depressive.
4100850 tn?1351212549 hi im bipolar and have agoraphobia with alot of anxiety. im on 0.5mg of clonazepam. im not doing great without them. any advice would a phycitrist be a better idea ? i also suffer from headaches every day since i was little. im also on zoloft but i dont think its helping and my dr doesnt listen to me help?
2033870 tn?1329481339 I just met with a new psychiatrist 2 days ago. I have rapid cycling bipolar as well as post traumatic stress disorder. He has me on Xanax for anxiety, Zoloft and Neurontin for mood stabilizer. Can anyone tell me what they think of Neurontin and if it words? I am very intrigued to know if I am on a good medicine or if this isn't good. I don't go back to him for 3 weeks.