Posted by OldSchool on February 9, 2002, at 15:42:02
In reply to what ssri is least likely to cause mania/psychosis, posted by borderliner21 on February 9, 2002, at 15:12:30
> I am taking risperdal for schizoaffective disorder. I want to add an ssri sometime soon for depression and low self confidence. Which ssri would be the best for me? Celexa maybe?
They all can cause mania in susceptible individuals (bipolar disorder). However if you have tendencies towards that and need to take SSRIs anyway, your best bet is to take an antidepressant with an extremely short half life like Paxil. That way, if the AD does induce mania/psychosis in you, it doesnt take long for the drug to get out of your system after you go off it. Luvox is another one that has a short half life. Prozac you want to avoid because it takes forever to get out of your system cause it has such a long half life.
And of course Wellbutrin SR is the preferred antidepressant in bipolar. Its supposed to cause mania the least of all antidepressants.
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