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The Most Popular Bipolar Drugs

For many disorders, bipolar disorderAlthough lithium and valproate appear to
included, there is not just one but manyhave similar efficacy in treating
drug treatments available. Here arebipolar disorder, there have been no
three of the most popular drughead to head clinical trials between the
treatments currently being used to treattwo so a definitive conclusion cannot be
bipolar disease.reached. However, because valproate is
Lithiumless stressful to the human body, this
Lithium is commonly known as the firstmay be a natural drug preference for
mood stabilizer. Although it wassome.
discovered in 1817, it was not untilA second concern with using valproate is
much later in the century that it wasthat while it has been proven to be
found to have mood stabilizingeffective against bipolar mania, it has
properties, specifically anti-manicbeen less effective against bipolar
capabilities. By 1969 it was thedepression.
preferred method of treating manicCarbamazepine
depression.In Europe, carbamazepine, introduced in
It is not known exactly how lithiumthe early 1960s, is the second most
works with the brain to stabilize moods.popular drug used for treating bipolar
It's theorized that those afflicted withdisorder. Although, studies have proven
bipolar disease have a chemicalit to be effective for bipolar disorder,
imbalance in the part of the brain thatit has not been approved worldwide.
controls emotions and that lithium helpsAnd as with the drug valproate,
to restore the correct balance.carbamazepine while effective for
Today, lithium is usually the first drugtreating bipolar mania, has also been
treatment attempted when treatingless effective at treating bipolar
bipolar disorder. It is especiallydepression.
effective if there is a family historyConclusion
of bipolar disorder. If a family historyOf the top three drugs used to fight
does not exist, Lithium tends to be lessbipolar disease, they all seem to be
effective and other treatments may berelatively equal in treating bipolar
attempted instead.mania. However, when it comes to
Recently, because of its toxicity andtreating bipolar depression and in
other negative effects, some medicalreducing feelings of suicide, lithium
professionals have begun to shy awayappears to have the clear edge.
from prescribing lithium.Unfortunately, many of the studies that
Valproatecurrent bipolar treatment is based on
In the United States, valproate is theare 15 or more years old and are very
second most popular drug used to fightmuch out of date.
bipolar disorder. This seems to beFortunately, the scientific community,
mainly a direct result of the manyrecognizing this, is becoming more
lithium side effects and concerns. Eveninterested in studying new treatments
among doctors that prefer lithium as afor bipolar mania. There are many
first choice, valproate is usually amedical trials underway that will test
strong second choice. Also, as mentionedthe potential for a new class of bipolar
above, lithium is not always effectivedrugs and hopefully lead to much needed
for treating bipolar disorder. In thesehelp for families dealing with this
cases, valproate is often considered aemotional wrenching disease.
good alternative treatment.



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