What meds do *you* take for bipolar disorder?
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I think the other answers are missing the point of the question...
I take 10 mg Lexapro, 100 mg seroquel, and 900 mg lithium (broken into 2 doses of 300mg in am, 600mg in pm).
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The most common is Lithium. Risperdal is also common, as is Lamictal. However you need to watch out for a rash with Lamictal.
i wish i had some i need then
"Medications
* A variety of medications are available by prescription. These medications are usually referred to as mood stabilizers.
o Many people start by taking lithium, which has been used for many years to treat bipolar disorder. Yet as many as half of all people with bipolar disorder do not respond to this medication.
o Other possibilities are carbamazepine (Tegretol), valproic acid (Depakote), and lamotrigine (Lamictal). These are medicines that were originally developed to treat seizures, and so other antiseizure medicines are sometimes used to treat bipolar disorder as well.
o Certain medications, such as olanzapine (Zyprexa) and risperidone (Risperdal), used to treat psychosis are sometimes used to treat bipolar disorder; both of these medications have been shown to be effective for such symptoms.
o All have side effects, and each person with bipolar disorder needs close monitoring for the side effects while taking the medication.
o Antidepressant medication usually is taken with the mood stabilizer during depressive episodes. There is now a ready-made combination medicine approved for use in bipolar depression, Symbyax, which has the antipsychotic, olanzapine, along with the antidepressant, fluoxetine (Prozac), both in one capsule."
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/bipolar_disorder/page9_em.htm#Medications
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