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If you are bipolar, taking any antidepressant medication by itself without a mood stabilizer (like lithium, depakote, or lamictal) can swing you up into a manic episode. Antidepressants increase the levels of seratonin in the brain, and if you don't have a "lid" on the brain chemistry with those mood stabilizing drugs, you can indeed have a "high" swing. It's not just Prozac!
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoProzac® is an antidepressant of the SSRI class used to treat depression. It is also sometimes used in conjunction with a mood stabilizer for acute or maintenance treatment of depression in Bipolar disorder. This would not be considered a first-line choice, however, because antidepressants can make bipolar disorder worse by causing mania or rapid cycling between mania and depression.
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∙ 13y agoSometimes. There are several different types of Bipolar Disorder, and they all require different treatment plans. Prozac can cause mania in some Bipolar people.
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What is first drug to treat bipolar disorder?
The first drug to treat bipolar disorder was lithium.
Are seizures associated with bipolar disorder?
Medications, such as Trileptal, which are designed to treat seizures, are also successfully used to treat depression and bipolar disorder.
Do people with bipolar disorder usually treat others badly?
Some do, some don't. Its about the same as with people without bipolar disorder.
Is bipolar disorder easier to treat in childhood than in an adult?
no
How is Neurtontin used to treat bipolar disorder?
Mood Stabilizer
Is lithium carbonate an opiate?
No, Lithium is a salt that is used to treat Bipolar disorder
What drugs are used to treat biopolar disorder?
It depends on what your doctor prescribes. One medication that can be used to treat bipolar disorder is Lithium Carbonate.
Do doctors know what causes bipolar disorder?
Doctors think that bipolar disorder is caused by stress. Others believe that it's a mental illness that you can treat with medicine.
Are downers used to treat bipolar disorder?
No! Such drugs are likely to make symptoms worse. Some people with bipolar disorder may self-medicate with them, though.
What element in its compound has been used to treat a mental illness?
lithium is used to treat bipolar disorder.
What is Prozac?
Prozac is used for OCD, Depression, Bipolar spectrum disorders, and various other chemical imblance issues having to do with seratonin and dopamine. Prozac is also used for correction of premature ejaculation, premenstrual syndrome, migraine.
Is zyprexa a benzodiazepine?
NO. Zyprexa (olanzapine) is an atypical antipsychotic primarily used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (mixed/manic), agitation due to schizophrenia and bipolar, and for bipolar disorder (depressed state). It is occasionally used to treat treatment resistant depression, anxiety, insomnia, and anorexia.
