Hypomania Prozac 01/09/2009 U.S.A. Woman Develops Hypomania on Prozac: Later Diagnosed as Bipolar As They All Are
Summary:
Fourth sentence reads: ". It takes hindsight to see that what I thought was "normal" behavior in response to Prozac was in fact at least mild hypomania."
http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/08/31/bipolar-depression-and-antidepressants.htm
Bipolar Depression and Antidepressants
Monday August 31, 2009
My first psychiatric diagnosis was major depression, and my first psychiatric medication was Prozac. It was prescribed by my GP, not by a psychiatrist. I had a one-week follow-up visit, and then I was turned loose. It takes hindsight to see that what I thought was "normal" behavior in response to Prozac was in fact at least mild hypomania. Someone even called me "the poster child for Prozac." This was in 1994, and I wasn't diagnosed with bipolar disorder until 1999, after another antidepressant did a similar thing.
What about you? If you went to the doctor for depression, were you prescribed an antidepressant alone? Were you asked if you'd ever had "high" moods? Did the antidepressant bring on mania or hypomania?