Mood stabilizer

Social stigma and labelling can have a huge impact on the attitude of medication in the client. Subsequently, the reaction of family and friends of the patients to the disorder as well as the medication also may become a social problem. For example, a patient’s spouse may divorce him or her and children may neglect them. There are other problems as well such as discrimination from employers and general public. Psychology academics often debate about the ethical issues surrounding drug therapy.…

episode the mood turmoil must be inflexible enough to source apparent adversity in any place…

often prescribed mood stabilizing medications and also receive psychoeducation. The patient along with family members receive this education to better understand the importance of regular use of the medications and how to recognize early symptoms of a mood episode. One type of mood stabilizer, Lithium, is the foundation of treatment for Bipolar disorder. While other medications can and are prescribed its been show that lithium is the most effective medication in terms of stabilizing mood and…

Bipolar and Pregnancy Bipolar disorder, sometimes still referred to as manic depression, is a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression. Not only does it cause serious shifts in mood, energy, thinking and behaviour, the cycles of the disorder can last for days, weeks or months at a time. Bipolar disorders also have major adverse social and economic effects that often interfere with a person’s ability to work and function normally. For women, bipolar and pregnancy…

INTRODUCTION Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes shifts in mood, energy, and/or activity levels. To put it simply, to carry out day to day activities can become more of a borden with the fluctuation of different moods. People who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder experience “manic” or “depressive” episodes. Manic episodes are characterized as feeling very “up”, “high” or euphoric. People who are experiencing this episode tend to talk rather quickly about different subjects to…

of bipolar disorder” (Keck, 2005, p. 34). Antipsychotics are generally used for treatment of mania either alone or in a combination with mood stabilizers (Yatham, 2003). Risperidone, olanzapine and quetiapine have been examined in double blind, placebo-controlled trials for their efficacy in acute mania in monotherapy as well as in combination with mood stabilizers including that of lithium and valproate (Yatham, 2003). Similarly, quetiapine has been found useful in improving symptoms of…

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mood disorder that affects people’s emotions. People usually have episodes where their mood changes with high-energy states. Bipolar disorder could cause sleep deprivation, hallucinations, rage, paranoia, and other awful conditions. Patients who suffer may have different views on social functions. There are many different cases of bipolar disorder. Some causes of manic depression could be genetic or non-genetic. Main causes of bipolar…

minor drugs such as mood stabilizers are often effective. However, many doctors opt to use antipsychotics before even testing mood stabilizers (Iordache and Low). Over prescribing antipsychotics can be especially harmful. They can cause obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia (increased fat in the blood stream), and metabolic syndrome, a condition that can lead to heart disease and a increased risk of stroke (Frances 146). In fact, the combination of antipsychotics and mood stabilizers to treat…

brand name Lamictal. Being an anticonvulsant means that it prevents abnormal electricity in the brain from happening, thus controlling seizures and the mood swings associated with bipolar disorder (WebMD). It’s mainly used for patients who are 16 and older, because it may be risky for children (Mayo Clinic). Lamictal isn’t quite like other mood stabilizers though, and it’s important that patients be aware of what risk there is with taking this drug. Lamictal isn’t…

purpose for medication treatment of her acute mania is remission, which is described as resolution of her state of mind or improvement to the extent that one or two behaviors are mildly lingering (UpToDate, 2016). The medication may include mood stabilizer, antipsychotic, antidepressant, antidepressant-antipsychotic combination, and or anti-anxiety medications to treat Jenny for her bipolar symptoms. A physical evaluation should be ordered to obtain a base line on her physical condition and…