Tegretol (Carbamazepine)
You hear a lot about some of the more popular medications used to treat bipolar disorder, including lithium, Depakote, and Lamictal, but one medication that seems to be less common is Tegretol (Carbamazepine).
Posted on August 29, 2008 Filed Under Medications | 1 Comment
NIMH: Genetic Link to Bipolar Disorder?
Recently, the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) distributed a press release entitled “Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder.” According to the press release, this “largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells.”
Posted on August 19, 2008 Filed Under Genetics, Heredity | 2 Comments
Antidepressant as First-Line Treatment for Bipolar Disorder?
According to the results of a recent survey conducted by Decision Resources (”one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues”), 52.3 percent of newly diagnosed bipolar disorder patients are prescribed antidepressant drugs first line. (See the press release “Astonishing 52 Percent of Newly Diagnosed Bipolar Disorder Patients Receive [...]
Posted on August 18, 2008 Filed Under Antidepressant, Diagnosis, Medications | 3 Comments
Book Review on Hopeworks Community
August 14, 2008. Larry Drain, founder of Hopeworks Community, a bipolar support and advocacy group in Blount County, Tennessee posted a review of our book Bipolar Disorder For Dummies.
Larry has some very valuable insights on bipolar disorder and related issues that often accompany bipolar, so be sure to check out the other areas of the [...]
Posted on August 15, 2008 Filed Under Bipolar Books | Leave a Comment
Feeling Stigmatized by Your Medications?
When it comes to treating an ailing heart, a damaged liver, or some other organ that’s malfunctioning, medication is rarely considered optional. When the brain is ill, however, you can find plenty of people who discourage the use of medications to treat it. There seems to be a widely held, unspoken belief that brains don’t [...]
Posted on August 8, 2008 Filed Under Medications, Stigma | 2 Comments
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