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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Do Certain Foods Help With Bipolar

Saphris approved for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

August 17, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Saphris (asenapine) to treat adults with either schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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10 Ways to Support a Loved One with Bipolar Disorder
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Bipolar disorder touches the lives of friends and family. There may be times when you feel... Read more »

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Women and Bipolar: part two
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

In part one of this sharepost on women and bipolar, I highlighted the fact that gender differences... Read more »

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McMan's Eight-fold Path to Living Well
By John McManamy , Health Expert

My colleague at BipolarConnect, GJ Gregory, in a recent blog posted a list of six crucial... Read more »

Health Guide

Healthy Diet Tips for Bipolar Disorder
Two million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. This very serious illness involves dramatic mood swings from high manic episodes to very low depressed episodes. It... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder: Healthy Recipes
...McMan's Yummietudinous Yogurt Smoothies McMan's Sinful Cinnamon Rolls Salmon: The Ultimate Bipolar Fish Enjoy the Summer Greens: McMan’s Green Mountain Grilled Chicken ... Read more »
The First 48 Hours with Bipolar Disorder
...never find happy individuals walking into a psychiatrist’s office for the first time. People with bipolar disorder only seek help when their life is going terribly wrong or when their brains... Read more »
ADHD and Depression
...ADHD sometimes mimic the symptoms of depression and sometimes exacerbate symptoms of depression (and bipolar disorder).  This can make it hard to distinguish which symptoms are caused by clinical... Read more »
Concerta, Daytrana, Metadate CD, Methylin, Ritalin, Ritalin SR, Ritalin LA
...discontinued. Some psychiatric conditions, which may worsen with methylphenidate use, include: anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression and other mood disorders. For people with bipolar disorder,... Read more »

Medications

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...mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar disorder, irritability associated... Read more »

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...(schizophrenia or manic/mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder). It may be used... Read more »

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...mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar disorder, schizoaffective... Read more »

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...disorders, certain psychiatric conditions (manic phase of bipolar disorder), and to prevent... Read more »

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...used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia).... Read more »

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