Friday, July 11, 2008

Bipolar affective disorder


Bipolar affective disorder
or manic disorder, have millions of people suffering from this mood disorder. It is natural to have mood swings, but this mood disorder is way beyond the normal experiences of people.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Lithium for bipolar disorder-Is it safe or dangerous?

Lithium for bipolar disorder was the first mood stabilizer. For decades Lithium has been used to treat mood affective disorders, including bipolar disease , as it can be effective in smoothing out the mood swings common to this disorder .For many people it works great, and it is safe when properly prescribed and monitored.



History of lithium for bipolar disorder



Lithium has been in use since the early 1800s, and in 1880 it has been used to treat psychiatric ailments. In 1947 it was first used for manic-depression .The lithuim medication was approved by the FDA to treat bipolar disorder in 1970, thus the first of the many off-label meds used to treat bipolar disorder.



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