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Would you have to have antipsychotics if you are bipolar?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Often the first: Approach to treatment of bipolar disorder may be mood stabilizers. However, antipsychotics could also be used. Often, more than one mood stabilizer is needed. Sometimes a mood stabilzer ; an atypical antipsychotic are used. Take care.

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Answered 4/22/2016

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