Living with Bipolar Disorder by Hodges Lynn;

Author:Hodges, Lynn;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Findhorn Press
Published: 2012-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

In addition to the medications listed above, antidepressants are sometimes used to treat symptoms of depression in bipolar disorder. Commonly prescribed antidepressants include fluoxetine (brand names: Prozac, Rapiflux, Sarafem, Selfemra); paroxetine (brand names: Paxil, Pexeva); and sertraline (brand name: Zoloft).

Note: people with bipolar disorder should not take an antidepressant on its own. Doing so can cause someone with bipolar to rapidly swing from depression to mania, which can be dangerous. To prevent this problem, doctors give patients a mood stabilizer or an antipsychotic along with an antidepressant. In fact, the use of antidepressants to help manage bipolar disorder has yielded mixed results in research studies. In the United States, a NIMH-funded study found that antidepressants were no more effective than a placebo in helping treat depression in people with bipolar disorder, even when the patients were taking mood stabilizers in addition to the antidepressant.

You will experience different side effects when taking medication for bipolar disorder: everyone responds differently to medication. Drugs have improved over the last ten years, but if you do experience side effects, it is important to tell your doctor, so that he or she can change the dose or prescribe a different medication. Here are some of the most common side effects with popular bipolar medications:

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