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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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By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...and from typical antipsychotic medications, like haloperidol; it can occur in 20-30 percent of... Read more »
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By Christine Kennard , Health Expert...include: Antipsychotic medications (such as olanzapine, haloperidol, chlorpromazine) ... Read more »
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...antidepressantsMAOI inhibitorsAntihistaminesAntihypertensive medicationsChlorpromzinesExthosuximideHaloperidolLithium CarbonateMeperidineMethenamine... Read more »Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part II: Recovery
...treated with benzodiazepines (e.g., lorazepam or oxazepam), low-dose narcotics (e.g., morphine), or haloperidol. While these medications overall are very safe, each has its own set of side effects... Read more »What is Alzheimer's Disease?: alzheimers-issues.com
... risperidone, and ziprasidone) may not be safer than older antipsychotic drugs (haloperidol and chlorpromazine). According to a review in the Journal of the ... Read more »Schizophrenia: References
...Ramirez-Bonilla M, Martnez-Garca O, Llorca J, Luis Vzquez-Barquero J. A practical clinical trial comparing haloperidol, risperidone, and olanzapine for the acute treatment of first-episode... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
...type 2.]Typical Antipsychotic DrugsThe standard typical antipsychotic drug used for schizophrenia is haloperidol (Haldol). Others include:Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)Perphenazine... Read more »Images
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Haloperidol is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective... Read more »
Haloperidol is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective... Read more »
Haloperidol is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective... Read more »
...for mental/mood conditions (e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol, thiothixene) methyldopa ... Read more »
...for mental/mood conditions (e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol, thiothixene) methyldopa ... Read more »
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