Treating Bipolar Depression with N-Acetyl Cysteine
Treating the depression side of bipolar disorder is always a challenge. All too often, antidepressants don’t work or they have undesirable side effects. Many of the most popular and effective antidepressants also carry the risk of unmasking the manic side of bipolar disorder, particularly in patients with Bipolar I.
Because of this, researchers are looking for [...]
Posted on September 9, 2008 Filed Under Alternative - Complementary, Antidepressant, Bipolar Depression, Medications, Treatment | 6 Comments
Improving the Effectiveness of Your Antidepressant
As we pointed out in previous posts, antidepressants may be less effective in treating bipolar depression than in treating unipolar depression. However, there are steps you can take to improve the effectiveness of your antidepressant regardless of the type of depression you’re feeling:
Posted on May 15, 2008 Filed Under Bipolar Depression, Medications, Side effects | 2 Comments
Strategies for Treating Bipolar Depression
Mood stabilizers are usually effective in treating acute mania. Treating bipolar depression, however, is often more challenging for two reasons:
Antidepressants tend to be less effective in treating bipolar depression than in treating unipolar depression, especially in people who have the Bipolar I diagnosis (characterized by severe episodes of depression alternating with manic episodes).
Antidepressants carry some [...]
Posted on May 8, 2008 Filed Under Bipolar Depression, Medications, Treatment | 2 Comments
Beware of Diagnosis by Prescription
Recently on Yahoo! Answers, a member posted a question asking whether bipolar disorder can be misdiagnosed as depression. This is an excellent question, and it made me think that we should post something on this important issue.
The answer is yes; bipolar disorder can be and often is misdiagnosed as depression. This could be a very [...]
Posted on April 3, 2008 Filed Under Bipolar Depression, Diagnosis, Medications | 12 Comments
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