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What is the best medication or best treatment we can get for bipolar affective disorder?

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Comprehensive Tx: The best treatment for bipolar disorder is one that includes a combination of both medication and therapy. Therapy addresses education about the disorder and coping skills to address some of the symptoms and interpersonal problems that arise from the disorder and medication to address the chemical changes that are associated with it. The.

Answered 10/3/2016

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See below: The most optimal treatment for bipolar involves combination of medication (mood stabilizer and antidepressants) as well as psychotherapy. Medication will help you with controlling your moods, while psychotherapy will help with coping with disease, symptom awareness, building up routine, self-care, relaxation and working on figuring out how to handle stress in genera land triggers for your sx.

Answered 11/25/2019

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Bipolar: Agree. Also best medications are ones with fewest side-effects, which would encourage compliance.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Everyone is unique: Mood stabilizers (lithium, tegretol, depakote, lamictal) are used primarily--antipsychotics are frequent adjunctive medicines as are antidepressants & minor tranquilizers--most bipolar pts require a combination of drugs to stabilize their mood swings.

Answered 11/28/2017

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