Antipsychotic medications can help a person with bipolar disorder stabilize their moods, reduce agitation, and improve ...

The mood-stabilizing effects of anticonvulsants such as valproate and carbamazepine have been studied in patients not helped by lithium, the traditional mainstay of treatment. These newer agents ...

Lately, we are being told that olanzapine is not only an antipsychotic, it is a mood stabilizer. This is not a big surprise for those of us who have used this drug on psychotic bipolar patients ...

Lithium side effects may include diarrhea, rash, hair thinning, weight gain, and more. Lithium is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, a condition that involves episodes of depression, ...

Medication can help treat or prevent manic episodes. Often, you may need a mix of mood stabilizers and antipsychotics. Sometimes, your doctor may prescribe antidepressants or calming medications ...

Mood stabilizers and antipsychotics (like lithium or quetiapine) are often used to manage bipolar symptoms. However, some bipolar medications, such as lamotrigine, have been linked to rare cases ...

The analogies with Bill’s bipolar illness are apt. Finding a combination of a mood stabilizer and neuroleptic that he could tolerate, given the side effects of these medicines, was already quite ...

Traditional treatments such as classical antidepressants, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics and anti-anxiety medications are only effective for a subpopulation of patients and, amplifying this problem, ...