This psychological disease is best treated with medications although many of these exhibit mild to severe side-effects among the patients. Always consult a certified psychiatrist who prescribes the most suitable drug in accordance with the status of illness as well as overall health of the affected person. Other methods are psychotherapy and lifestyle management.
Mood stabilizers
These keep symptoms of bipolar disease under control by preventing manic episodes. The most effective of them are:
Lithium salts had long been used as the foremost treatment for bipolar disease. These were first discovered an Australian psychiatrist Dr. John Cade how published a report in 194 that revealed the powerful impact of lithium upon the mind of bipolar patient. Two salts used are lithium carbonate and lithium citrate. The former is used frequently whereas the later is sometimes given. It also reduced the risk of suicide, suppressing or eliminating such extreme feelings or plans.
Side-effects: Although lithium has proven to be highly effective but it carries these:
Anticonvulsant medications
Valproate and carbamazepine are particularly used as an alternate or in adjunctions to lithium in many cases. Some doctors prefer these more than lithium owing to their relatively less negative effects. Moreover latest researches reveal that anticonvulsant together with lithium slats can be more helpful in curing the disorder.
Antipsychotic drugs
These include:
Other options
More options are psychotherapy, family counseling, psycho education and lifestyle management.
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Mood stabilizers
These keep symptoms of bipolar disease under control by preventing manic episodes. The most effective of them are:
- Lithium
- Anticonvulsants such as carbamazepine and valporic acid
Lithium salts had long been used as the foremost treatment for bipolar disease. These were first discovered an Australian psychiatrist Dr. John Cade how published a report in 194 that revealed the powerful impact of lithium upon the mind of bipolar patient. Two salts used are lithium carbonate and lithium citrate. The former is used frequently whereas the later is sometimes given. It also reduced the risk of suicide, suppressing or eliminating such extreme feelings or plans.
Side-effects: Although lithium has proven to be highly effective but it carries these:
- High blood pressure
- Constipation
- Water retention that all salts mostly do
Anticonvulsant medications
Valproate and carbamazepine are particularly used as an alternate or in adjunctions to lithium in many cases. Some doctors prefer these more than lithium owing to their relatively less negative effects. Moreover latest researches reveal that anticonvulsant together with lithium slats can be more helpful in curing the disorder.
Antipsychotic drugs
These include:
- Olanzapine
- Quetiapine
- Risperidon
Other options
More options are psychotherapy, family counseling, psycho education and lifestyle management.
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