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View Post: Psychoactive/Psychotropic drugs
19 Oct 2009 by Jane Arnell, LCSW  
See also lithium orotate, another lithium salt. Depakote Valproic acid (Depakene divalproex sodium (Depakote), and sodium valproate (Depacon) — Available in extended release form. Can be very irritating to the stomach, especially when ...
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View Post: Bipolar Disorder Medication Spotlight: Wellbutrin (Bupropion ...
17 Jul 2009 by Candida Fink MD  
The risk is between 0.1 and 0.4% of people taking Wellbutrin, and the risk is reduced by staying below recommended ceiling dosages and using extended release formulations. The risk is increased for people with other predisposing factors to seizures, including head injuries, ... I have had only a couple of patients develop seizures on this medication, and at least one of them was suffering with eating disorder symptoms that she was keeping secret from everyone. ...
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View Post: PROZAC (Fluoxetine) drug information from MPR
20 May 2009
Indications for PROZAC. Monotherapy: major depressive disorder (MDD); or bulimia nervosa. In combination with olanzapine: depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder, or treatment resistant depression (TRD; see literature). ... venlafaxine extended-release tablets available. August 19, 2009. Osmotica Pharmaceutical and Upstate Pharma, a subsidiary of UCB, have made available venlafaxine extended-release tablets in 37.5mg, 75mg, 150mg, and 225mg dosage strengths. ...
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View Post: Nurse Avenue: the manic phase of bipolar disorder: calming the storm
30 Jan 2007 by Nurse Avenue  
her eating patterns. The interdisciplinary treatment plan prescribes several small meals throughout the day. During the early stages of mania while the patient is hospitalized for inpatient care, her dietary plan provides portable foods she can .... In addition, nurses instruct patients with bipolar disorder to: 1. Take lithium extended-release tablets by mouth and follow the directions on the prescription label. 2. Swallow the tablets whole with water; do not break, ...
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View Post: Carbatrol (Carbamazepine Extended-Release) Drug Information: Uses ...
14 May 2009
Learn about the prescription medication Carbatrol (Carbamazepine Extended-Release), drug uses, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, warnings, and patient labeling. ... In patients with seizure disorder, carbamazepine should not be discontinued abruptly because of the strong possibility of precipitating status epilepticus with attendant hypoxia and threat to life. Carbamazepine has shown mild anticholinergic activity; therefore, patients with increased intraocular ...
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View Post: Patient Management Exercise FOR SLEEP, SEX , AND EATING DISORDERS ...
30 Nov 2005 by Levine, BH, Albucher, RC  
Patient Management Exercise FOR SLEEP, SEX , AND EATING DISORDERS. B. Harrison Levine, M.D., M.P.H., and Ronald C. Albucher, M.D.. CME Financial Disclosure B. Harrison Levine, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan .... She reports allergic reactions to lithium, fluoxetine, sulfa drugs, olanzapine, penicillin, and codeine. Her current medications include 60 mg of duloxetine daily, 20 mg of aripiprazole daily, and 0.5 mg of clonazepam twice a day. ...
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View Post: Hyperthyroidism - surchur
26 Sep 2009
Lithium aspartate is used to treat hyperthyroidism, otherwise known as an overactive thyroid gland, or Graves Disease. This is an autoimmune condition, and is helped by low doses of lithium such as those provided by lithium aspartate . ..... NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, has announced that it will present key scientific data on its Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) treatments, INTUNIV™ (guanfacine) Extended Release Ta. ...
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15 Sep 2008 by bebelusha  
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View Post: Seroquel XR Gets New Approval - Furious Seasons
16 Nov 2007 by Philip Dawdy  
Earlier today, the FDA approved Seroquel XR--the extended release version of the atypical anti-psychotic Seroquel--for use as a maintenance treatment in adults with schizophrenia. ... If the docs are givig people Seroquel for sleep, and all these other non-psychotic/psychosis disorders that have better and safer treatment options... and Seroquel is going off patent and so is going to be replaced by the XR version and dr's are going to have samples of the XR version to ...
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