What meds are prescribed for bi-polar disorder?Also, what are the side effects o!
Question:
What meds are prescribed for bi-polar disorder?Also, what are the side effects of the meds?
I'm currently taking nuerontin but it doesn't seem to be helping much. I've heard some bad things about lithium and would rather not take this med.
Answers:
Neurontin is no longer an approved drug for mood stabilization per multiple studies showing that it worked no better than a placebo. I would suggest that you change docs if this is what you are being given for mood stabilizing.
On the other hand, Neurontin is promising as an anti-anxiety medication. If this is the reason you are taking it, that would be a different story.
Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Bipolar disorder include:
* Lisinopril
* Carbolity
* Cibalith-S
* Duralith
* Eskalith
* Eskalith CR
* Liskonium
* Lithane
* Lithizine
* Lithobid
* Lithonate
* Lithotabs
* Olanzapine and Fluoxetine
* Symbyax
* Quetiapine
* Seroquel
* Tigabine
* Gabitril
* Ziprasidone
* Geodon
Unlabelled alternative drug treatments include:
* Gabapentin - used as part of a combination ultreatment
* Neurontin - used as part of a combination ultreatment
* Selegiline
* Apo-Selegiline
* Carbex
* Dom-Selegiline
* Eldepryl
* Med-Selegiline
* Novo-Selegiline
* PMS-Selegiline
* Alti-Clonazepam
* Clonapam
* Gen-Clonazepam
* Nu-Clonazepam
* PMS-Clonazepam
* Rho-Clonazepam
* Kenoket
* Fazaclo
* Gen-Clozapine
* Rhoxal-Clozapine
* Clopsine
* Leponex
* Apo-Gabapentin
* Novo-Gabapentin
* Nu-Gabapentin
* PMS-Gabapentin
* Levetiracetam
* Keppra
* Topiramate
* Topamax