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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Treatment For Mania

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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Tamoxifen Significantly Reduces Mania Symptoms
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...drug Tamoxifen with patients who were experiencing mania, or who were in a mixed state that... Read more »

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Treating Bipolar Depression: Part III
By John McManamy , Health Expert

...on antidepressants are at risk of switching into mania or rapid-cycling. There may be a time and... Read more »

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The Bipolar Spectrum
By John McManamy , Health Expert

...depression. They just don't happen to cycle up into mania or hypomania. There is strong evidence... Read more »

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Goodwin and Jamison Book a Major Achievement
By John McManamy , Health Expert

...DSM. These involve “mixed states,” symptoms of mania in depression and symptoms of... 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 »
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 Disorder Diagnosis
...the doctor rule out other conditions that may be causing symptoms of bipolar disorder.Distinguishing Mania from Normal Euphoria or Joy. A major difficulty with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is... 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 »

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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