benzodiazepines

Bipolar Disorder-Treatment Pharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder: 1. Mood Stabilizers Lithium, Valproate, Carbamazepine, Oxacarbamazepine and Lamotrigine Lithium – Prototypical mood stabilizer. Takes 1-2 weeks to start acting Valproate – Preferred Drug for acute mania Lamotrigine – Used in Acute depressive episode of bipolar disease [Bipolar Depression] 2. Antipsychotics 3. Benzodiazepines High potency BDZ used for […]