Friday, October, 23, 2009
Depakote To Treat Bipolar Disorder
February 23, 2009
Drugmaker AstraZeneca has announced that its medication Seroquel XR may now be used for treatment of bipolar disorder. According to a company press release, Seroquel XR has been approved to treat depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder (BPD) and the manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder. The drug also can be used as a maintenance therapy when combined with lithium or Depakote.
Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
By Dan Haupt, M.D.
,
Health Expert
...evidence to suggest that using street drugs can cause bipolar disorder in someone who would have...
Read more »
By Teri Robert
,
Health Expert
...approved for Migraine prevention, seizure disorders, and bipolar disorder. The generic...
Read more »
By John McManamy
,
Health Expert
...far the more prevalent and incapacitating form of bipolar disorder. According to Stanley...
Read more »
By Ask the Clinician
,
Health Expert
...Yes, there are medications that can be used for both bipolar disorder and Migraine prevention....
Read more »
By John McManamy
,
Health Expert
...strongly recommends in its 2002 practice guideline for bipolar disorder. Because of the cycling...
Read more »
Health Guide
...clinical trials have been conducted on bipolar patients, and the patch is not indicated for
treating
bipolar disorder. Psychiatrists sometimes use antidepressants, including MAOIs, off-label...
Read more »
...topiramate versus 0 (0 events/1430 patient years) on placebo. One completed suicide was reported in a
bipolar disorder trial in a patient on topiramate." If any of these medications are...
Read more »
...medications for Migraine and headache prevention. They're also used to
treat some mental health disorders (
bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety) as well as, of course, seizure disorders such...
Read more »
...Duralith, Lithobid, Lithizine, Eskalith, Lithane) is one of the standard mood stabilizing drugs for
bipolar disorder. Lithium is extremely helpful for most patients and it significantly reduces...
Read more »
ADHD and
Bipolar Disorder (previously Manic Depression) share many of the same characteristics, however, the underlying reasons for the behavior are usually different. While hyperactivity is a...
Read more »
Medications
...disorders, certain psychiatric conditions (manic phase of bipolar disorder), and to prevent... Read more »
Related News
October 03, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved generic forms of the anti-seizure drug Depakote. Like its brandname equivalent, divalproex sodium...
Read summary »
October 03, 2008
Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are urging that a black box warning be placed on epilepsy drugs to warn users about the risk...
Read summary »
November 09, 2007
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug more commonly associated with breast cancer treatment is holding out new promise for people suffering through the manic...
Read summary »
November 27, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A panel of government and health-industry experts has developed a list of 14 widely prescribed medications they say urgently...
Read summary »
May 05, 2008
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Music is always on to keep the mood up at Joe and Palmina Beato's house. Palmina has Alzheimer's and is...
Read summary »