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Bipolar disorder is the new "A.D.D." This means that a lot of psychiatrists are randomly prescribing medication to help this disorder even if the patient has little to no signs of the disorder. What's done most often, is the doctor will give you some meds, ask for any effects they may have had on you, then judge whether they are suitable for you or not. Don't be surprised if they don't help though, their are a lot of cases where the meds haven't done a single thing for anyone.
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While it's true that diagnosing clients with bipolar disorder appears to be in vogue at the moment, I disagree with the assertion that "a lot of psychiatrists are randomly prescribing medication..."
Psychiatrists try to determine in a short amount of time what sort of illness a person has, then prescribe medication known to be effective for other people with similar problems. But everyone is unique. What helps one person may do nothing for another, so managing mental illness is usually a matter of trial and error, attempting to find the right meds, or combination of meds, for each individual. Unfortunately, this is rarely a fast process.
Lithium is sometimes used to increase the effect of an antidepressant when antidepressants alone haven't lifted a person's depression enough. Lithium activates the presynaptic serotonergic system, which is a fancy way of saying it stimulates production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter thought to be reduced or less active in depressed people.
Adding lithium to Prozac is just one of many treatment possibilities for depression. Be sure to tell your doctor whether the combination is helping. And don't be afraid to ask questions.
Lithium is typically prescribed as a mood stabilizer for patients with bipolar disorder.
Once bipolar mood disorder is diagnosed, there are various medications that can be prescribed. One of the most popular is Lithium. Bipolar sufferers may have varying degrees of symptoms, so the psychiatrist would have to prescribe the best drugs for the symptoms suffered, for example, an anti-psychotic. There should be follow up checks, like blood tests, and cognitive therapy may be considered as an adjunct to treatment. There is no cure for bipolar, but it can be successfully treated and sufferers can have a much better quality of life. Successful diagnosis is the key.
Lithium
No, Lithium is a salt that is used to treat Bipolar disorder
Lithium does NOT prevent pregnancy.
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Lithium.
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bipolar disorder
Yes, Lithium is used as a psychotropic drug to treat Bipolar disorder.
The first drug to treat bipolar disorder was lithium.
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Lithium.