| Bipolar disorder, or manic depression, is
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| | or Geodon, are both anti-psychotic drugs,
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| a mental illness which causes mood swings
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| | and are particularly effective for
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| and mood cycling. Mood cycling refers to
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| | treatment of bipolar disorder in which
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| the transition between mania and
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| | mania becomes so severe that psychotic
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| depression. Mania, or manic episodes,
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| | symptoms are present.
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| typically consist of feelings of elation
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| | Medications for treatment of depression
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| and invincibility, and cause
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| | are called anti-depressants. Common
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| disorientation, lack of sleep, and
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| | anti-depressants include citalopram
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| obsessive behaviors. Depression
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| | (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro),
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| typically consists of feelings of
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| | fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil),
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| overwhelming sadness and low self worth.
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| | and sertraline (Zoloft). All of these
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| There are many treatments available for
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| | medications have been proven to be
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| bipolar disorder, ranging from
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| | successful treatments for depression,
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| medications to therapy. There are too
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| | although Celexa and Prozac are the most
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| many medications to be discussed here in
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| | commonly prescribed.
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| depth. There are also many forms therapy
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| | Typically, treatment of bipolar disorder
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| can take, and techniques that can be
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| | includes a combination of medications and
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| learned to assist the patient in gaining
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| | therapy, or counseling. However, in some
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| some control over their bipolar disorder.
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| | cases, medication may not be necessary
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| Typically, bipolar disorder is treated
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| | for milder cases of bipolar disorder. In
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| with more than one medication. This is
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| | other cases, medication may not be
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| due to the dual nature of bipolar
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| | desired by the patient, and the patient
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| disorder. Most patients need at least
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| | may wish to seek out other alternatives
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| two medications: one to control
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| | to medication for treatment of their
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| depression and one to control mania. The
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| | bipolar disorder.
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| combination of these two types of
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| | For these patients, Cognitive Behavioral
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| medication works to obtain balance in
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| | Therapy (CBT) can be quite effective.
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| moods and stop mood cycling. Often, a
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| | CBT is a method of bipolar disorder
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| third medication, called a mood
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| | treatment that involves teaching the
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| stabilizer, is also prescribed. The most
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| | patient techniques to recognize triggers
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| common mood stabilizer is Topomax.
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| | and symptoms of their mood cycling, and
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| Popular medications for treatment of
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| | use that information and recognition to
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| mania in bipolar patients include
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| | prevent the triggers from occurring, or
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| lithium, valproate (Depakote),
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| | the mood cycling from being quite as
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| carbamazepine (Tegretol), olanzapine
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| | severe. Most of these techniques require
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| (Zyprexa), and ziprasidone (Geodon).
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| | the patient to develop cognitive thinking
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| Lithium has long been considered the
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| | skills as well as critical thinking and
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| miracle drug of bipolar disorder. It is
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| | problem solving capabilities. If the
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| a sodium based medication that helps to
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| | bipolar disorder is severe to the point
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| balance the chemical imbalance in the
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| | that the patient is unable to engage in
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| brain that causes manic episodes in
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| | these thinking abilities and skills, CBT
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| bipolar patients.
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| | may not be a viable form of treatment in
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| Valproate, or Depakote, was originally
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| | and of itself.
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| developed as a seizure medication.
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| | Overall, there are many treatments
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| However, its effects on bipolar patients
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| | available for bipolar disorder. There
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| who have rapid cycling bipolar (moods
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| | are many options for the patient that can
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| that cycle every few hours or days rather
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| | be discussed with the patient's doctors.
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| than weeks or months), it has been quite
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| | If a patient is not satisfied with the
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| effective. Carbamazepine, or Tegretol,
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| | form their treatment is taking, they
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| is another anti-seizure medication.
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| | should discuss it with their doctor, and
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| While it appears to have similar effects
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| | not be afraid to change doctors in order
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| on bipolar disorder as Depakote, it has
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| | to change treatment methods. All in all,
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| not yet been approved by the Food and
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| | effective and successful treatment of
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| Drug Administration for use as a bipolar
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| | bipolar disorder rests in the hands of
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| disorder treatment.
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| | the patient.
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| Olanzapine, or Zyprexa, and Ziprasidone,
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