Bi-Polar can be treated effectively with medication. There are several different types of medication can be prescribed by your doctor if you have Bi-Polar. These mood stabilizing medications help control bipolar disorder. Along with medication, it is highly recommended that a person with bi-polar seek treatment with a psychiatrist as well. In a drug addiction program when dealing with a dual diagnosis, one being bi-polar, the treatment facility will enlist psychiatric care for the client as well for the best recovery.
Most bipolar patients will be prescribed antidepressants. Some individuals will need them on a regular maintenance schedule where others may only need them occasionally. This is variant upon the degree of bi-polar one has. When a person with a bi-polar diagnosis is taking an antidepressant, a psychiatrist or doctor will follow the effects closely.
Lithium, the first mood-stabilizing medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of mania, is often effective in controlling mania and preventing the recurrence of both manic and depressive episodes.
Children and adolescents with bipolar disorder generally are treated with lithium; however, researchers are evaluating the safety and efficacy of these and other psychotropic medications in children and adolescents. Anti-convulsant medications also can have mood-stabilizing effects and may be especially useful for difficult to treat bipolar episodes. Bipolar is an illness that can only be treated, not cured. Medications needed to control the mood swings may have to be altered several times throughout ones lifetime, but on proper medication a person with bi-polar can lead a fully active and normal life.
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I worked with a woman who took Lithium, but I never knew what she was taking it for. Is it used for conditions other than bipolar disease? This woman's actions would never had led me to believe that she had mood swings.
ReplyDeleteI get it that I function better on medication but I really don't like the side effects. I've talked to the doctor about it and he said they might get better over time. I sure hope so.
ReplyDeleteOften times it's trial and error to find the right medication(s) to treat an individual. Our life was a nightmare until the doctor got my daughter on the right stuff. It's still not a bed of roses, but it's liveable. It may take a while, don't lose heart.
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