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Medications Used in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Mood Stabilizers Generic Brand Name Lithium Carbonate Eskalith/Lithonate Carbamazepine Tegretol Divaloproex sodium Valproate Depakote Gabapentin Neurontin Lamotrigine Lamictal Tiagabine Gabatril Topiramate Topamax Verapamil Calan/Isoptin Mood Stabilizers Links to Information Antipsychotics Generic Brand Name Chlorpromazine Thorazine Thioridazine Mellaril Haloperidol Haldol Thiothixene Navane Perphenazine Trilafon Fluphenazine Prolixin Atypical Antipsychotics Risperidone Risperdal Olanzapine Zyprexa  Clozapine Clozaril Quetiapine medscape Seroquel Medications to control side effects of above Benzotropine Cogentin Trihexaphenidyl Artane Amantadine Symmetrel Propanolol Inderal Anti anxiety Generic Brand Name Benzodiazepines Lorazepam Ativan Clonazepam Klonopin Diazepam Valium Alprazolam Xanax Other   Buspar	Antidepressants Generic Brand Name Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI'S) Fluoxetine Prozac Paroxetine Paxil Sertraline Zoloft Fluvoxamine Luvox Citalopram Celexa Tricyclics ( TCA'S) Amitriptyline Elavil Amoxapine Asendin Desipramine Norpramin Doxepin Adapin/Sinequan Imipramine Tofranil Nortripyline Pamelor/Aventyl Protriptyline Vivactil Trimipramine Surmontil Clomipramine Anafranil Tetracyclic Antidepressants Maprotiline Ludomil Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI's) Phenelzine Nardil Tranycypromine Parnate Selegiline(L-Deprenyl) Eldepryl Moclobemide Manerix, Aurorix Atypical Antidepressants Bupropion Wellbutrin Mirtazapine Remeron Nezaodone Serzon Trazodone Desyrel Venlafaxine Effexor Other Omega3 fatty acids- Fish oil More in depth information on antidepressants More information on bipolar medications ( this site) including   Clozapine Depakote/divaloproex Zyprexa/olanzapine
General Psych. Medication Information guess-what.com  Medication Classification List  alphabetical list guess-what.com Medication used for Bipolar In depth, detailed and hard to navigate but includes much more information  than what I have above. Detailed Chart on Medications other than antidepressants Massachusetts General Hospital  Drugs and how they work Norfolk Mental Health Care NHS Trust Anticonvulsants are used both in treating epilepsy and bipolar Psychiatric Times How Do Psychotropic Medications Really Work Psychiatric Times October 1999 CME  Side Effects Library The common, less common, rare, and possibly dangerous side effects of about 60 medications which may be prescribed for Bipolar Disorder. Also includes overdose and withdrawal effects, where appropriate.( About.com site) Healthyplace medications, side effects and contra indications written for the consumer  Drug interaction with grapefruit juice Mayo Clinic pdf  diazepam, midazolam, triazolam ,buspirone, carbamazepine,  among others  Antipsychotic Drugs May Raise the Risk of Fatal Blood Clots  Antiepileptic therapy in children may cause tubular renal injury News @ PharmiWeb We suggest that combined therapy, and in certain cases also monotherapy longer than 10 years, results in a higher risk of tubular functional impairment,"  Antipsychotics May Induce 'Respiratory Akathisia' medscape reuters.
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