by Joe | Sep 26, 2008 | Medications
Several visitors to both the Bipolar Blog and Bipolar Beat have shown interest in lithium orotate – an over-the-counter form of lithium that’s touted to deliver lithium more efficiently to the brain (than lithium carbonate or lithium citrate), essentially...
by Candida Fink, MD | Sep 25, 2008 | Children, Diagnosis
In today’s post on the Bipolar Beat entitled “Increasing Rates of Bipolar Diagnosis: Pros and Cons,” I discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the sudden and dramatic rise in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder over the past two decades. On the plus side, the increase...
by Candida Fink, MD | Sep 9, 2008 | Alternative - Complementary, Antidepressant, Bipolar Depression, Medications, Treatment
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...
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