Bipolar I: Severe mania, with depression Distinct periods of elevated, expansive or irritable mood Inflated self esteem/grandiosity Decreased need for sleep More talkative than usual Racing thoughts/ideas Distractibility by the irrelevant Increased goal directed activity, psychomotor agitation Excessive/impulsive behavior in pleasurable activities Bipolar II: Major depression, hypomania (milder mania) Mood […]
Daily Archives: November 15, 2004
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Mood stabilizing medications treat depression and mania: Anticonvulsants Depakote* Lamictal** Tegretol Trileptal Gabitril Topamax Keppra Atypical Antipsychotics Zyprexa* ** Risperdal* **** Seroquel* Geodon* Clozaril Abilify* Other Options Lithium* ** Thyroid Symbyax*** FDA approval for: *Mania **Maintenance (Stabilization) ***Bipolar depression ****Mixed episodes
The spectrum of bipolar disorders is characterized by mood instability and impulsivity. About 1% (2 million) of the population is bipolar I. Bipolar has multiple forms. It ranges in severity from mildly disruptive to life destroying. As in other medical conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, the vulnerability to bipolar […]