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Bipolar Meds That May Also Treat Migraines
A new epilepsy med shows promise for treating several central nervous system conditions. Eslicarbazepine (ESL) fully eliminated seizures in 24 percent of epilepsy patients in a recent study. Researchers believe ESL could help patients with other nervous-system disorders such as neuropathic pain and bipolar disorder.
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From Our Sources
New migraine med gets tentative FDA approval
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an approval letter for Stavzor to treat bipolar disorder and seizures and to prevent migraines. An FDA... Read more »
Inhaled migraine med meets study goals
Drugmaker MAP Pharmaceuticals says that their inhaled migraine medication Levadex met all four of the study's goals in a recent clinical trial. The... Read more »
Health Canada issues advisory about bipolar, epilepsy med
Health Canada has issued an advisory about carbamazepine, a drug used to treat epilepsy, mania, bipolar disorder, and the facial disorder trigeminal... Read more »
Migraine meds may cause serotonin syndrome
New research has found that triptans, a class of meds used to treat migraines, may cause a rare but serious condition called serotonin syndrome.... Read more »
Q&A: How can I manage my bipolar disorder without meds?
A woman who has been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder asks experts at CNN if there is a way to manage the condition without medications, since she... Read more »
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