Ok I can shed some light on a manic episode following an SSRI:
The function of an SSRI is to treat symptoms of depression such as motivation and energy levels by correcting the person’s serotonin level. If the medication is working a person with low mood, low energy, low motivation due to a serotonin imbalance would have a boost to these to being them back up to a functioning level
However, a person who has bi-polar is treated with mood stabilizers like lithium. If you give someone who is bi-polar some ssri’s, the medications attempt to correct the person’s energy levels can put them into a manic episode
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