by Candida Fink, MD | Mar 12, 2017 | Antidepressant, Dr. Visits, Medications, Side effects, Treatment
Medication Management Tips I’m a psychiatrist and many of my patients take medicine to help manage their conditions, whether they have bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and/or other psychiatric and medical issues. As a team, we try to whittle down the...
by Candida Fink, MD | May 15, 2008 | Bipolar Depression, Medications, Side effects
As we pointed out in previous posts, antidepressants may be less effective in treating bipolar depression than in treating unipolar depression. However, there are steps you can take to improve the effectiveness of your antidepressant regardless of the type of...
by Candida Fink, MD | May 11, 2008 | Medications, Side effects
A visitor to the Bipolar Blog asked this question: “Do some medications used to treat bipolar disorder actually cause anxiety attacks as a side effect?” This is an interesting question and one that I hear quite often often. I always explain that even if I...
by Candida Fink, MD | Sep 11, 2007 | Medications, Side effects
Sometimes, you may begin to wonder what’s worse—the depression and mania or the side effects from the medications used to control the depression and mania. In fact, one of the main reasons that people with bipolar disorder stop taking their medications is because they...
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