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

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

Bipolar Disorder Self-Help Tips

Whether you’ve been recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder or have been dealing with it for a long time, it’s likely that nobody has taken the time to sit you down and explain what you can and should be doing to help yourself. We’ve put together this Top 10 list to bring you up to speed [...]

Posted on April 22, 2008 Filed Under Self-Help, Treatment | 4 Comments

Is Your New Bipolar Medication/Therapy Working?

Whenever you have a change in medications or therapies, your moods will improve, worsen, or stay about the same. Documenting how you feel can be a valuable tool in helping you team up with your doctor and therapist to obtain the right combination of medications and therapy. Use the following form to record the most [...]

Posted on March 28, 2008 Filed Under Medications, Self-Help, Treatment | 2 Comments

Alternative and Complementary Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

The standard approach to treating bipolar disorder calls for a combination of medication and psychotherapy—a mood stabilizer for the mania, an anti-depressant to treat the depressive side, and psychotherapy to deal with the stressors and triggers that often push the disorder through the protective barrier of medications.
There are, however, some alternative and complementary treatments available [...]

Posted on November 26, 2007 Filed Under Alternative - Complementary, Medications, Treatment | 7 Comments

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