Lithium Properties
Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Treatment
Treatment
Bipolar disorder is a recurrent disease that can be unpredictable. The major goals of treatment are to:
- Treat and reduce the severity of acute episodes of mania or depression when they occur
- Reduce the frequency of episodes
- Avoid cycling from one phase to another
- Help the patient function as best as possible between episodes
The doctor will first try to determine what may have triggered the attack and identify any accompanying medical or emotional problems that might interfere with or compli...
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Expert & Community Posts
Mania & Medication Choices
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...lot of time. In the case of mania or hypomania, lithium is the best known and most widely... Read more »
On the Road in Edinburgh, Part III
By John McManamy , Health Expert...Antidepressants are problematic for bipolar depression. Lithium has some clinically-proven... Read more »
Breaking Down Bipolar Anger
By John McManamy , Health ExpertI've commented extensively on anger. My website provides a broad overview article, and an oldie but... Read more »
Health Guide
Bipolar Medications
LithiumLithium (Carbolith, Duralith, Lithobid, Lithizine, Eskalith, Lithane) is one of the standard mood stabilizing drugs for bipolar disorder. Lithium is extremely helpful for most... Read more »Hypothyroidism: Causes
...proteins that impair thyroid hormone conversion processes or responses.Drugs that Reduce Thyroid LevelsLithium. Lithium, a drug widely used to treat psychiatric disorders, has multiple effects on... Read more »Headaches: Cluster: Medications
...their potency, sometimes to toxic levels that can cause heart failure in patients with heart disease.LithiumLithium (Eskalith, Lithane, Lithobid, Lethonate, Lithotabs), commonly used for bipolar... Read more »Headaches: Cluster: Managing Cluster Headaches
...doses of corticosteroids, such as prednisone, may be useful for preventing episodic cluster headaches.Lithium. Some studies suggest that lithium is the best drug for chronic cluster... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
...drugs is generally not recommended in schizophrenia. Withdrawal from these drugs should occur gradually.Lithium. Lithium, ordinarily used for bipolar disorder, is useful for some schizophrenic... Read more »Images
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