Antidepressant medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression and other mental/mood disorders. These medications can help prevent suicidal thoughts/attempts and provide other important benefits. However, studies have shown that a small number of people (especially people younger than 25) who take antidepressants for any condition may experience worsening depression, other...
Read morePaxil - generic paroxetine - is an antidepressant that works by increasing the amount of serotonin between nerve cells in the brain, which... Read more »
Paxil is an antidepressant sometimes used to help those with anxiety. HealthCentral expert Marcia Purse recently wrote a post explaining... Read more »
Over and over I see posts like, "I take Trileptal, and it's working pretty well, but I have problems with the side effects. My doctor... Read more »
The first psychiatric medication I ever took was amitriptyline. This was well before I was diagnosed with bipolar or even major depression... Read more »
My name is Marcia Purse, and I have Bipolar II Disorder. I've been writing about bipolar disorder for 12 years and am delighted to be... Read more »
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of Seroquel and Paxil in treating bipolar depression, and to determine if Seroquel maintains its... Read more »
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Article updated and reviewed by Christos Ballas, MD, Attenting Psychiatrist, Inpatient and Consult/Liaison Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of... Read more »
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Bipolar disorder is a recurrent disease that can be unpredictable. It is treatable, however, and many patients go to have healthy and productive... Read more »
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LithiumLithium (Eskalith, Lithobid, generic) is the most widely used and studied mood stabilizing drug for bipolar disorder. Lithium is extremely... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Bipolar Disorder
Goals of Treatment for Bipolar DisorderIt is critical for the person with bipolar to seek appropriate treatment as quickly as possible in order to... Read more »