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Mania Disorder

New med matches Zyprexa for bipolar mania

October 03, 2008
An experimental medication was shown to have a similar power to control bipolar disorder symtpoms as Zyprexa in a new study. The new med, asenapine, reduced mania symptoms in patients with a manic or mixed episode as well as Zyprexa in the trial. Many experts consider Zyprexa to be the 'gold standard' treatment for mania in bipolar disorder. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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FLIGHTY - A New Way to Identify Hypomania
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert

...L. Wagner suggested a new way to identify when hypomania might be present.   Hypomania is a... Read more »

Health Guide

Depression Issues: What is depression?
...depression symptoms fall between major and dysthymic depression Bipolar disorder (manic depression) - full mania and major depression (I) or hypomania and major depression (II) Cyclothymic... Read more »
The Top 10 Myths About Bipolar Disorder
...necessarily. Most people with bipolar disorder are depressed far more often than they are manic. Often, the manias are so subtle that they are overlooked by both patient and psychiatrist,... Read more »
ADHd and Bipolar Disorder
...Depressive Episodes.” Bipolar II is characterized by Major Depressive Episodes accompanied by hypomania, or mild manic episodes. Cyclothymia is a mild form of Bipolar Disorder, with mood... Read more »
Depression Issues: What are the symptoms of depression?
...and cyclothymic depression symptoms include the above during the depression phase alternating with mania symptoms of high energy, euphoria, distractability, poor judgment, and sleeplessness. Some... Read more »
Bipolar Depression: What is bipolar disorder?
...single year, while others will experience only one or two episodes in a lifetime. Depression and mania are considered to be the polar opposites of human emotion. The term "bipolar" describes the... Read more »

Medications

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...mental/mood conditions (schizophrenia, bipolar mania). It works by helping to restore the ... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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