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View Post: Cymbalta approved for maintenance treatment of generalized anxiety ...
30 Nov 2009
November 20, 2009. The FDA has approved Geodon (ziprasidone HCl, from Pfizer) capsules for the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as an adjunct to lithium or valproate in adults. Once-daily 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: FDA Approvals: Seroquel XR, Risperdal Consta, Cinryze
23 Oct 2008
Extended-release quetiapine may be used with lithium as maintenance therapy. A once-daily dose of 300 mg/day of quetiapine may be used to treat bipolar depression. Extended-release quetiapine may be used for manic but not depressive ...
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View Post: SEROQUEL XR approved for treatment of bipolar depression and ...
10 Oct 2008
SEROQUEL XR is indicated for the acute treatment of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder; acute manic or mixed episodes in bipolar I disorder, as either monotherapy or adjunct therapy to lithium or divalproex; .... Effectiveness of the extended release formulation of quetiapine as monotherpay for the treatment of acute bipolar depression [poster]. Presented at the 48th Annual New Clinical Drug Evaluation Meeting; May 27-30, 2008; Phoenix, Arizona, USA. ...
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View Post: Abilify Q&A
23 Nov 2009 by Guest  
I've been living (and functioning) with bipolar disorder for 3 years now, and recently my doctor asked me if I would approaching to switch the medication that I am on (an extended release Lithium) to Abilify. ...
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View Post: Safety and Efficacy of Quetiapine in Bipolar Depression -- Bogart ...
27 Oct 2009 by Bogart, G. T, Chavez, B.  
Other treatment options for bipolar depression include lithium, lamotrigine, and the olanzapine/fluoxetine combination product.9,10 The difference in treatment for bipolar depression versus unipolar depression has been theorized to be due to a different etiology. ..... Suppes T, Datto C, Minkwitz M, Nordenhem A, Walker C, Darko D. Effectiveness of the extended release formulation of quetiapine as monotherapy for the treatment of acute bipolar depression. ...
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View Post: a bipolar daughter and the family who loves her: Something's Amiss
23 Nov 2009 by Megan  
She had been on extended release Lithium (Lithobid) at Meridell, but when we got back her doc gave her the regular kind, which may be the problem. We don't know, but she gets hypomanic and then quite irritable. Hopefully we will be able to get this ... Her grades are not as good now either. And her room is getting really messy again, which happens when she is "off." We parents of bp kids have to become experts at reading all the "signs" portending mania or depression. ...
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View Post: Lithium Discovery as Treatment For Bipolar
22 Oct 2009 by admin  
Almost anyone can afford lithium, since it is the oldest drug used in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Newer drugs such as Lithobid or Eskolith cost more due to patents, but allow for extended release, which make the effects of the ...
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View Post: Medical marijuana is an effective treatment for depression: True ...
27 Oct 2009 by Michael Pekker (AKA Nesher)  
"So we actually demonstrated a double effect: At low doses it increases serotonin, but at higher doses the effect is devastating, completely reversed," she said in a news release. .... 9, 2006 website article "Does Cannabis Interact With Antidepressants Or Lithium?": It is not clear how often cannabis itself can cause depression, but research suggests that this can happen. It is therefore recommended that if you are depressed, and you use cannabis regularly, ...
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View Post: Can you treat depression by smoking Marijuana?
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