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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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FDA Alert for Antiepileptic Drugs (Also Used for Fibromyalgia, Migraines, Neuropathic Pain, etc.)

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...any of these drugs and begin to have symptoms of depression or notice an increase in depression,... Read more »

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News Break: New Skin Patch for Treating Depression

The FDA has approved EMSAM (selegiline), a transdermal patch, for the treatment of major depression. Selegeline is a MAOI originally used to treat Parkinsons. MAOIs belong to an old class of... 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 »

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 »

Medications Used for Migraine Prevention

...effects may include:Fatigue and lethargy are common.Some people experience vivid dreams and nightmares, depression, and memory loss.Dizziness and lightheadedness may occur upon standing.Exercise... 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 »

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