During my first year after diagnosis my medications were changed at least once a month. I don't think that's unusual - they were all meds I'd never been on before. Side effects surfaced again and again. At diagnosis in late May I was started on Depakote, Wellbutrin and Zyprexa; in December I wound up taking Celexa and Trazodone.
By the end of the second year I was taking Celexa, Trazodone, Serzone (no longer available) and Ativan (lorazepam). Those had actually been pretty much the same...
There is some new data concerning an old drug. Mecamylamine is an old medication originally used to treat hypertension. It had numerous... Read more »
USA TODAY is running an article concerning direct to consumer ads about medications. Patients see the ads, and then go to the doctor... 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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Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the first-line treatment for major depression.... 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 »
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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 »
Teen years are difficult -- for both the teens and their families. Add depression to the situation, and it can be especially difficult to know... Read more »
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