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

Can My Bipolar Medication Be Increasing My Anxiety?

A visitor to the Bipolar Blog asked this question: “Do some medications used to treat bipolar disorder actually cause anxiety attacks as a side effect?” This is an interesting question and one that I hear quite often often. I always explain that even if I have never seen a certain side effect from a medication [...]

Posted on May 11, 2008 Filed Under Medications, Side effects | 1 Comment

Managing Bipolar Medication Side Effects

Sometimes, you may begin to wonder what’s worse—the depression and mania or the side effects from the medications used to control the depression and mania. In fact, one of the main reasons that people with bipolar disorder stop taking their medications is because they simply can no longer tolerate the negative side effects. And who [...]

Posted on September 11, 2007 Filed Under Medications, Side effects | 21 Comments

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