1. Veda Kochinsky
ENG 102
November 2012

2.  Bipolar disorder is a lifelong that can affect
how you feel and how you act. It is a mood
disorder that is thought to be caused by
chemical imbalances of the brain that can
result in extreme swings in moods- from
manic highs to depressive lows

3.  To be diagnosed with bipolar disorder you must
have experienced a high period (mania). Bipolar
mania is described as an “extreme high,” or
feeling unusually great. Most people with bipolar
disorder, when ill or symptomatic, experience
more lows than highs.
 These lows are known as bipolar depression. The
good news is that there are clinically proven
bipolar disorder treatment options that a doctor
can prescribe for you.

4.  Outbursts of anger and  Feelings of
rage worthlessness
 Irritability  Trouble concentrating
 Rapid changes in mood  Thoughts of death or
 Depression suicide
 Decreased interest in  Fatigue
previously pleasurable  Anxiety
activities  Change or problem in
appetite, weight, or
sleep

5. BIPOLAR I BIPOLAR II
 The diagnosis of bipolar I  Bipolar II is diagnosed if the
disorder requires that the person has experienced at
individual has at least one least one episode of major
manic episode but does not depression and at least one
require a history of major episode of hypomania (a
depression milder form of mania)

6. Medications for
Bipolar Disorder
Medications that are thought
to be particularly effective in
treating manic and mixed
 Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
symptoms belong to a group of
medications called neuroleptics
 Risperidone (Risperdal)
 Quetiapine (Seroquel)
 Ziprasidone (Geodon)
 Aripiprazole (Abilify)
 Paliperidone (Invega)
 Aseapine (Saphris)
 Iloperidone (Fenapt)

7. Medications for
Bipolar Disorder
Mood stabilizer medications
can be useful in treating active
(acute) symptoms of manic or
 Lithium (Lithobid)
mixed episodes, as well as
preventing the return of some
 Divalproex (Depakote)
symptoms. They take longer
than the neuroleptics to work  Carbamazepine (Tegretol,
and may require monitoring of
blood levels and some can be Tegretol XR, Equetro, Carbatol)
associated with birth defects
when taken by pregnant
women.
 Lamotrigine (Lamictal)

8. Medications for
Bipolar Disorder
Antidepressant medications
are the primary medical
treatment for the depressive
 Fluoxetine (Prozac)
symptoms of bipolar disorder.
Antidepressant medication
 Sertraline (Zoloft)
remains a mainstay of
treatment for the depression of  Paroxeline (Paxil)
bipolar disorder, the
prescribing physician will  Citalopram (Celexa)
remain watchful since there is
some concern that
antidepressants can include a
 Escitalopram (Lexapro)
manic or near manic
(hypomanic) episode or rapid
 Venlafaxine (Effexor)
mood cycling.
 Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
 Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)

9.  Affects up to 4 million people in  No one test definitively indicates
the US and is 5th leading cause that someone has bipolar
of disability worldwide disorder
 Suicide rate is 60 times higher  Treatment with medications
than the general public tends to relieve already existing
 Was made formal by Emil symptoms of mania or
Kraeplin more than 100 years depression and prevent
ago, but symptoms were first symptoms from returning
described as long ago as 200  Talk therapy (psychotherapy) is
A.D. an important part of helping
 It is not directly passed from one individuals with bipolar disorder
generation to another achieve the highest level of
 Symptoms in women tend to functioning possible
include more depression and  Pregnant and nursing women
anxiety as well as a rapid cycling have health care professionals
pattern compared to men take great care to balance the
need to maintain a stable mood
and behavior

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