do you know the most commonly prescribed meds for people with bi-polar disorder?
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This is an endless list. There are many off-label uses for different medication when it comes to bipolar disorder. Since Bipolar Disorder is so complex, particularly when it comes to symptoms, there are many medications that have made there way onto the scene;
Mood Stabilizers
Lithium, Depakote, Lamictal
Antidepressants
Lexapro, prozac, paxil, effexor
Anti-convulsants
Tegretol, Topamax
Anxiolytics
Xanax, clonazepam, valium
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Probably Lithium.
trazidone, my brother has bipolar, thats what he takes, or should i say sometimes take. you do know what bi polar is right..
its when you feel sad for no reason
or just feel like crap all the time
A.K.A. emoism
you can't take pills for it
all you feel is depressed alll the time
LEXAPRO Zyprixer(I spelt it the way it sounds, so forgive me) and other tranquilizers.
There are so many medicines for bi polar disorder-usually one is started
> on a mood stabiliser, like lithium, the old stand by. Originally, many of
> these mood stabilisers were first used to prevent seizures in epileptics,
> but they also have mood stablising effects. Valproic acid is usually used
> in epilepsy, but is also used for the treatment of bipolar disorder,
> especially acute mania. There are two forms of this: valproic acid
> (Depakote) and the slightly more expensive divalproex sodium form,
> (Depakene). Then there's carbamazepine (Tegretol). Other newer drugs used
> for anticonvulsants/mood stabilisers include drugs that are GABA
> stimulators: Neurontin (gabapentin), valproic acid (mentioned earlier),
> Gabatril (tiagabine), Sabril (vigabatrin), and several others. GABA
> stimulators tend to cause sleepiness. The anticonvlulsants that inhibit
> glutamate tend to cause stimulation and anxiety. Medications in this
> catagory include Felbatol (felbamate), Lamictal (lamotrigine), Topamax
> (topiramate), and several others. Sometimes more than one anticonvulsant
> is used.
> Then there are the antipsychotics, like Zyprexa (olanzapine). Then there
> are the benzodiazepines, like Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, etc. which help
> reduce anxiety. Klonopin also has anticonvulsant actions, so this may be
> the best choice amongst the benzo. drugs.
> Sometimes an anticonvulsant is combined with an antidepressant, such as
> Effexor (venlafaxine), or Wellbutrin (bupropion). I've read of some people
> that have said Effexor worked very well for a while, then they had a
> manic-episode while on it, so they had to stop taking it.
my sister has it , seems to go away when my mother has extra money to give her ..HA.HA .. the truth. Depakote, Geodon, Lithium carbonate
Effexor XR
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Mosby's Medical Dictionary
i have been on several of them. seroquel is what i've used for about three years and works fine against acute panic disorder and generalized anxiety and depression. Begin with 25 mg (expect to get very sleepy) and then youwill eventually work your way up to 200 mg tabs and they won't interfere with your life at all. Effexor is okay too, but not nearly as powerful. zoloft is the most mild drug i've been perscribed, and perhaps, you should start with zoloft because you won't 'notice' it as much.
the two drugs which I've been on and would NOT recommend are Depakote and Abilify (which is obviously the brand name). They were very unplesant. best wishes! Lexapro
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