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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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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 »

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 »

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 »

Bipolar Disorder Prognosis

...with each bipolar form.Hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism (low thyroid levels) is a common side effect of lithium, the standard treatment for bipolar. However, evidence also suggests that patients,... Read more »

Hypothyroidism: Complications

...surgery, or extreme cold. Certain drugs (such as sedatives, painkillers, narcotics, amiodarone, and lithium) may increase the risk. Emergency treatment is required. Mortality rates are high... Read more »

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