Posted by Elizabeth on June 27, 2001, at 12:48:28
In reply to Why ever prescribe an AD for Bipolar Dis.?, posted by Kingfish on June 26, 2001, at 18:41:50
> Can anyone else share with me why they think their pdoc prescribes an AD and a mood stabilizer for Bipolar Disorder or BP II?
Yeah, sure. Mood stabilisers often don't work so great for depression, even the ones with known AD qualities like lithium and Lamictal. And some BPs have really bad depressions as well as manias or hypomanias.
The important thing is never to prescribe an AD *alone* to a bipolar patient!
-elizabeth
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