Dear lindsey:

You are welcome. You may very well fit the diagnosis of bipolar at the current time, but you may not fit it in the future. Regarding SSRIs, Zoloft for one is known to cause agitation and that is why it is prescribed in the mornings while other SSRIs are known to be calming and are prescribed in the evenings. Psychiatric medications are often prescribed on an experimentation basis-

-some patients feel better or benefit from a particular medication for no known reason, it is a hit and miss thing. The fact that you didn’t benefit from SSRIs is not evidence that you are bipolar, in my understanding. I am not a medical doctor but I do have plenty of experience with SSRI and doctors prescribing these.

I will soon be away from the computer for a while. Please post anytime you want and I do hope that your life gets much better when you move to your own place this coming April!

anita