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Does Lamictal Help Depression

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Drug Approval

Quetiapine (Seroquel) has been approved for treatment of bipolar depression. Quetiapine is now the only drug approved for treating both manic and depressive states of bipolar disorder.

Drug Warning

The anti-seizure drug lamotrigine (Lamictal) can cause cleft lip and palate birth defects if taken during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

The course of bipolar disorder is different in young people than in adults, indicates a 2006 study...

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Treatment Resistant Depression: My Antidepressant Saga Continues

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...antidepressant that had been very successful in banishing my depression, but it's a decade-old... Read more »

Treating Bipolar Depression: Part II

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...maintenance phase. The meds that are indicated for bipolar depression clearly fall into the... Read more »

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Health Guide

Bipolar Disorder Treatment

...unpredictable. The major goals of treatment are to:Treat and reduce the severity of acute episodes of mania or depression when they occurReduce the frequency of episodesAvoid cycling from one... Read more »

Bipolar Medications

...maintenance treatment of adults with bipolar I disorder. It also appears to be better for treating bipolar depression than other mood stabilizers.Carbamazepine (Epitol, Tegretol) is a standard... Read more »

Epilepsy: Highlights

...surgery, 72% of the patients remained totally or nearly seizure-free.Epilepsy surgery may help improve depression and anxiety, suggests a 2005 study in Neurology.Household SafetyThe kitchen and... Read more »

Risk of Suicidal Thoughts Linked to Anticonvulsant Medications

...and headache prevention. They're also used to treat some mental health disorders (bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety) as well as, of course, seizure disorders such as epilepsy. Pregabalin... Read more »

Migraine Preventives: Some To Carry New Suidicality Warning

...changes in behavior that could indicate the emergence or worsening of suicidal thoughts or behavior or depression. The drugs included in the analyses include (some of these drugs are also... Read more »

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