What is the best drug to treat bi-polar disorder?

Answer 1

There is usually a combination of drugs in addition to therapy. The most popular are Wellbutrin (not for teens) Seroquel, Buspar, Paxil, Lamictal, and Xanax

Answer 2

there are various drugs to deal with bipolar illness, which contain: Antimanics: Lithium; Anticonvulsants: Klonopin, Tegretol, Depakote, Neurontin, Lamictal, Topamax, Trileptal; Calcium Channel Blockers: Verapamil; Antipsychotics: Thorazine, Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel, Risperdal, Geodon. i'm uncertain if any of those are the particular drug you're searching for for, even with the undeniable fact that that's all i've got have been given! sturdy luck.

Answer 3

The most effective drugs will vary from person to person based on many things such as: body chemistry, other medications, diet and exercise, family history, etc.

Talk to a psychiatrist about this. They are more specialized than other doctors in this matter.

**Lamictal has been a drug I've seen prescribed in hospitals for this matter. Ask about it, but accept that it may not be best for you.

Answer 4

I hear lot of positive things about the drug Seroquel, but it is dangerous to take anything not prescribed for you. Talk to your doctor and see if it sounds like a medication you should take.

Answer 5

There is no best drug for this illness. Each person is different and each person reacts to a med. differently. One person may do well with a med that does not work at all on the next, Its trial and error with this illness and the proper medication.

Answer 6

Lithium is for bipolar disorder, treats acute manic episodes.

Answer 7

The only one to formally be able to diagnose this and suggest what to take is your psychiatrist. Although I can give you a little tip:
There are 6 different types of depression that fall into 3 categories. mild depression, moderate depression, bipolar, manic depressive, severe depression, and extremely depression (clinicall).
SYMPTOMS OF MILD / MODERATE DEPRESSION:
-passing of sadness or dejection
-feeling down in the dumps
-depression changes the nerve pathways and brain chemicals (medically speaking called neurotransmitters)
-derailed sleep
-suppressed or increased appetite
-feeling exhausted or poor apathy
-agitation
BI-POLAP -
-pumped up / self - esteem
-far less sleep needed than normal
-urgent desire to talk
-racing thoughts / distractibility
-increased activity that may be directed to accomplishing a goal or expressed as agitated.
-a pleasure seeking urge that might get funneled into sexual sprees, oversprending
-a variety of schemes, often disastrous consequences
VERY SEVERE / EXTRA SEVERE (CLINICALLY) DEPRESSED:
=insomnia (restless)
-oversleeping
-a change in performing tasks, conversating, can't sit still, restless (slow-down)
-loss of energy / always tired
-problems with concentration and making decisions
-mind just races and you look like you ar spacy
-feeling of worthlessness / guilt
-excessive / compulsive
-thoughts of suicide, planned death / suicide
-loss of sexual desire
-headaches
-unexplained pains / aches
-digestive problems
-constant worrying

Answer 8

Getting the person with this made up disease in a room with 4-5 people then kick the living crap out of them until they understand that life isnt all peaches and cream, and if they cant handle life put a friging gun in your mouth and get it over with. My drug of choice is pot, try it, forget about government made drugs that will only cloud your soul, these are for the weak! You think you have it bad go talk to someone in kosovo or liberia and ask them, get up, get out, and enjoy life!!

Answer 9

I'm no doctor but I know people who are bipolar. It varies, but most take lithium. Topamax is another option, or depakote. lamictal is also used.

Answer 10

Lithium works well in 80% of bipolar patients.