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What is first drug to treat bipolar disorder?

The first drug to treat bipolar disorder was lithium.


What is a great drug for bipolar disorder?

Lithium.


Is lithium a psychotropic?

Yes, Lithium is used as a psychotropic drug to treat Bipolar disorder.


Is lithium carbonate an opiate?

No, lithium carbonate is not an opiate. It is a medication commonly used to treat bipolar disorder and certain mental health conditions by stabilizing mood. Opiates are a class of drugs that act on the nervous system to relieve pain and can also produce a sense of euphoria.


What is the drug lithium prescribed for?

Lithium is primarily prescribed for treating and managing bipolar disorder, a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings. It helps to stabilize mood, reduce the frequency and severity of manic episodes, and prevent depressive episodes in individuals with bipolar disorder. In some cases, lithium may also be used to treat certain types of depression and other mood disorders.


What element is used to make batteries enamels dyes and its carbonate form is used in a drug to treat depression?

Lithium


What is the drug called depokote?

Depakote is an antipsychotic, mood stabilizer. They mainly describe it for Bipolar Disorder/Schizophrenia. It's almost related to Lithium which is also for Bipolar Disorder/Schizophrenia.


What are alternative treaments for bipolar mania?

Antipsychotics of the phenothiazines group have to be given first, to achieve rapid control. This is to be used along with lithium, then phenothiazines may be weaned off and therapy is continued with lithium. Lithium is the main drug for MDP or bipolar mania. Alternatively, sodium valproate, carbamazepine and various other drugs may be used. Lithium is a safe and effective drug, provided one checks for its blood level frequently.


If you are taking lithium and efexor are you bipolar?

In short, probably no Lithium is a mood stabilizing drug, which is indicative of bipolar treatment. However efexor is a serotonin and noradrenaline (nor-epinephrine) reuptake inhibitor, and is thus contraindicated in the treatment of bipolar disorder. It is thought that noradrenaline is responsible for the manic phases seen in bipolar, so a drug increasing its levels should not be given in the treatment of bipolar disorder. It is likely that efexor is being given because of the severity of the depression, and the lithium is being given to overcome the mood unstabilizing effects of it As with all things medical its probably best to ask your doctor why they gave you that combination.


How effective is Gabapentin in treating bipolar mood disorder?

Gabapentin is primarily a seizure drug, which can also be used to treat neuropathic pain and vasomotor symptoms. Gabapentin could help ease these symptoms if they occur as part of bipolar disorder. However, it is not primarily a bipolar drug and will not stabilize moods like lithium or antidepressants.


What has the author Rif S El-Mallakh written?

Rif S. El-Mallakh has written: 'Lithium' -- subject(s): Lithium, Therapeutic use, Drug therapy, Pharmacology, Mechanism of action, Toxicology, Bipolar Disorder


What are some medicine for bipolar disorder?

seroquel XR, lithium, zoloft, xanax, risperdal, klonopin... depakote is one more that can be used. it is also used as a drug in epilepsy