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Drug Policy

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5. Are you just taking an anti-depressant?

Mon May 19, 2014, 11:38 PM

May 2014

Because SSRIs can trigger mania in bipolar people without some compensatory med for mania. (Off label anti-convulsants or lithium, etc.)

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Synthetic Drug Found in Nature (Tramadol) [View all] Ruby the Liberal May 2014 OP

Good, I live on the stuff Warpy May 2014 #1

My daughter had a seizure on Tramadol last week LiberalEsto May 2014 #2

I break out in hives from tramadol. murielm99 May 2014 #3

Oddly enough, I was reading about tramadol within the last few days. TexasTowelie May 2014 #4

Are you just taking an anti-depressant? RainDog May 2014 #5

I've been on six different ones in the past decade. TexasTowelie May 2014 #6

best of luck to you! RainDog May 2014 #7