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	<title>Bipolar Blog &#187; Bipolar Depression</title>
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		<title>Treating Bipolar Depression with N-Acetyl Cysteine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treating the depression side of bipolar disorder is always a challenge. All too often, antidepressants don&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving the Effectiveness of Your Antidepressant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 11:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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: Stick with it. Antidepressants usually don’t kick in until you’ve been taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategies for Treating Bipolar Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 12:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Diagnosis by Prescription</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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