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Bipolar symptoms vs medication
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An_241935 posted:
Help, I'm confused.
We're still trying to get a diagnosis for my teen.
I 'think' what the therapist is telling me is that when an rx such as Paroxetine and Sertraline ...which is meant to suppress the depression...causes more nervousness/jitters/feeling of climbing the walls..that it's bringing out the manic and it means the person is likely bipolar.

Is this true??
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Lowry2001 responded:
it is a psychiatrist that suggested this


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