The 2 most important types od drugs to control symptoms of Biopolar Disorders are:
1. Anti-Depressants
2. Mood Stabilizers
But,in some cases with certain anti-seizure drugs are used to manage these symptoms of Biopolar Disorders,which they are termed mood stabilizers.
Some of the drugs used for mood stabilizers are:
Lithium ( eskalith , lithobid ,lithonate )
Divalproex ( depakote )
Carbamazepine ( tegretol )
Lamotrigine ( lamictal )
Gabapentin ( neurontin )
Topiranate ( tapamax )
As with any drug their are always side effects.
Most common drugs used:
Allegron ( nortriptyline ) Luvox ( fluoxetine )
Anafranil Nardil
Aropax ( paroxetine ) Norpramin ( desipramine )
Asendin ( amoxapine ) Parnate ( tranxlcpromine )
Aurorix ( moclobeminde ) Prothiaden ( dothiepin )
Chlorpromazine ( largactil ) Prozac ( fluoxetine )
Cipramil ( citalopram ) *Remeron ( mirtazapine )
Desyrel ( trazodone ) Ritalin ( methylphenidate )
Dothep ( dothiepin ) Serzone ( nefazdone )
Efexor ( venlafaxine ) Sinequan ( doxepine )
Endep Tofranil ( imipramine )
Lovan ( Fluoxetine ) Zoloft ( sertraline )
* Zyban ( bupropion )
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[ note the ones with the stars are the medication I am on. ]
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I was asked one time what is Manic Depression?
My answer to them was:
Manic-depressive illness is a Biopolar Disorder.Which this is a illness involving episodes of serious mania and drpression.
It is just another name for it.
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