mood stabilizers

Assurex Health Picks Up $15 Mln

...  Health picks up mln The test gives healthcare providers an expanded range of options in helping to make medication decisions for patients suffering from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, and other behavioral health … Read more on Thomson Reuters’ peHUB (press release) When Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder Combine Bipolar disorder is primarily treated with medication. Mood stabilizers are used to help stave off depression and atypical antipsychotics are used to treat mania. There are other medications available and, most of the time, a combination of medications … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Read ...

How Are Mental Disorders Like Biploar(“manic Depression”)understood in Egypt? Are Support Groups Findable4 It

Question by warpedhybrid: How are mental disorders like biploar(“manic depression”)understood in egypt? are support groups findable4 it I’ve noticed it’s something ppl. misundertand often. Is it treated w/ anti seizure medication/lithium in egypt as well?what kind of drugs? do u know of someone w/ an actual diagnosis + are they shunned by society, accepted or hiding it? Best answer: Answer by RAMSIS IISometimes Usually our socirty missunderstand them Yes I know too many ppl with manic depression Read more... ...

Medications for Bipolar Disorder: Bipolar Affective Disorder Triggers and Medications

Manic depression or now called bipolar affective disorder, have millions of people suffering from this mood disorder. Mood swings are but natural, but this mood disorder is way beyond the normal experiences of people. The disorder is characterized by extreme low depression and highs of an elated mood or mania. The frequency usually varies from one individual to another. The cause of bipolar affective disorder is not yet established although experts claim that it has something to do with genetics and hormonal levels. There are also cases when other acquired illnesses of an individual cause bipolar disorder. Read more... ...

Do Mood Stabilizers Help in the Process of Quitting Smoking?

...  by White Magic: Do mood stabilizers help in the process of quitting smoking? I take lamotrigine for manic-depressive illness and I was curious if this medication might make quitting smoking a bit easier. I was considering taking a tiny bit more during the quitting process…What do you think? Best answer: Read ...

Borderline Personality Disorder

...  Personality Disorder –   by Mrs TeePot For Bipolar Patients, Medication Compliance Is Difficult Antipsychotics: Substance dependence, negative attitudes to antipsychotics, and borderline personality disorder were all factors in discontinuation of medication. Mood Stabilizers: Negative attitudes to mood stabilizers and anxiety disorder. The study … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Cutting to Cope: A Look Beneath the Scars Pine Rest has a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Program Treatment Team, that specializes in issues of borderline personality disorder and self harming behaviors. You can contact them at (866-852-4001.) Community Mental Health of Ottawa County also … Read more on Fox17 Read ...

Treating Bipolar Disorder

...  Bipolar Disorder – This lecture covers more recent advances in treating bipolar disorder including mood stabilizers.   Bipolar Comes Out of the Closet Despite taking his medication for bipolar disorder, Young went into a depression and committed suicide this past August. No alcohol or drugs, other than his medications, were found in his system. As Homeland producer Alex Gansa points out, "In 2002 … Read more on Huffington Post Read ...

How to Live Without Adderall?

...  resistant depression. (Suicidal, no motivation, couldn’t even get out of bed every day, just wanted to die). Years of taking practically every antidepressant did nothing for me. (I honestly believe they’re just placebos). Eventually I was prescribed Adderall as an add on to my antidepressant. It was a blessing. It makes me happy, confident, motivated, clear headed, better at everything, and energetic. It is the only thing that has ever helped. All the therapy, antidepressants and mood stabilizers in the world couldn’t help me. 2 weeks after being prescribed Adderall my life completely turned around. (Found a job, stopped abusing drugs, all my problems went away and I feel on top of the world). But I don’t want to take Adderall for the rest of my life. I know it can be a terrible drug and i’m well aware of the long term effects. But I don’t know how I can live and function without it. I fear i’ll lose my job, get really depressed, lose my ...