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2. Bipolar Disorder: 4 Types & What You Need to Know About Them

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   Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can impact daily functioning and behavior. Bipolar Disorder: 4 Types & What ...

3. Bipolar disorder - Wikipedia

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   Antipsychotics and mood stabilizers used together are quicker and more effective at treating mania than either class of drug used alone. Some analyses indicate antipsychotics alone are also more effective at treating acute mania. [17] A first-line treatment for depression in bipolar disorder is a combination of olanzapine and fluoxetine. [143]

4. Treatment of bipolar disorder - Wikipedia

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   Carbamazepine was the first anti-convulsant shown to be effective for treating bipolar mania. It has not been extensively studied in bipolar depression. [2] It is generally considered a second-line agent due to its side effect profile. [2] Lamotrigine is considered a first-line agent for the treatment of bipolar depression.

5. Mood stabilizer - Wikipedia

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   Most mood stabilizers are primarily antimanic agents, meaning that they are effective at treating mania and mood cycling and shifting, but are not effective at treating acute depression. The principal exceptions to that rule, because they treat both manic and depressive symptoms, are lamotrigine, lithium carbonate, olanzapine and quetiapine ...

6. Antimanic drugs - Wikipedia

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   Though there are different causes of mania, the majority is caused by bipolar disorder, therefore antimanic drugs are mostly similar to drugs treating bipolar disorder. Since 1970s, antimanic drugs have been used specifically to control the abnormal elevation of mood or mood swings during manic episodes. [1]

7. Mania - Wikipedia

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   Mania is a syndrome with multiple causes. [7] Although the vast majority of cases occur in the context of bipolar disorder, it is a key component of other psychiatric disorders (such as schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type) and may also occur secondary to various general medical conditions, such as multiple sclerosis; certain medications may perpetuate a manic state, for example prednisone ...