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Reports high energy, active lifestyle
Susie Adams, PhD, RN, PMHNP, FAANP Reports periods of depression and
Professor & Director Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
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Carbamazepine Lamotrigine
Useful for bipolar mania, mixed mania, Not useful for acute mania but has
and bipolar depression shown to be effective for bipolar
depression, and maintenance
Drug interaction with valproate, others
Low risk of weight gain and sedation
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Risk of weight gain is less than with
agents such as lithium and divalproex Interaction with valproate (if
( f also taking
valproate, give 1/2 the dose of
Common side effect: sedation lamotrigine)
Serious side effects: rare Stevens- Serious side effects: risk of serious
Johnson syndrome, cardiac problems, rash, Stevens-Johnson syndrome,
aplastic anemia, and agranulocytosis blood dyscrasia
Quetiapine Risperidone
Approved for acute mania, acute Used for mania and mixed mania;
bipolar depression and maintenance may be useful for bipolar depression
Useful in mixed mania and maintenance
Low EPS Common side effects: weight gain,
sedation, increased prolactin levels,
Common side effects: weight gain and EPS
and sedation
Serious side effects: hyperglycemia,
Serious side effects: hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, rare NMS, seizures
diabetes and dyslipidemia, and rare
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
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Ziprasidone Olanzapine
Approved for acute mania and mixed Approved for maintenance therapy
mania to prevent recurrence of mania
May also be useful for bipolar Olanzapine monotherapy:
depression and bipolar maintenance prevention of manic and mixed
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Risk of weight gain and sedation episodes
are low Side effects: weight gain
Serious side effects: prolonged QT
interval, rare NMS
Aripiprazole Antidepressants
Effective as a monotherapy in the Use with caution after mood
treatment of acute manic and stabilization
mixed manic episodes Risk of treatment-induced switching
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prevention of to mania
mood episode Risk of switching appears less in
Side effects: may be activating (eg, bipolar II
akathisia) Not recommended as monotherapy
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Krishnan KR. Psychosom Med. 2005;67(1):1-8. Krishnan KR. Psychosom Med. 2005;67(1):1-8.
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Interpersonal and
Family-Focused Therapy
Social Rhythm Therapy
Education: caregivers need to know
Stabilize daily routines and sleep- that patients do not have full control
wake cycles over their symptoms
Help patients gain insight into the Reiterate that patients need treatment
bidirectional relationship between and
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be maintained
i t i d on
moods and interpersonal events medication
Provide communication and problem-
Interpersonal inventory to identify
solving skills
interpersonal problem areas (eg,
family, work, interpersonal deficits) Discuss how to recognize early signs
of relapse
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Q&A
Therapy focused on pattern of intense dependent
relationships/desperate search for life partner
Break-up with boyfriend triggered
depressive episode that didnt
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respond to lamotrigine 200 mg/day
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Nonadherence issues; restarted
lamotrigine titrated to 100 mg/day
Added SSRI (sertraline) titrated to 100 mg/day
Hypomania, irritability, and depressive
symptoms stable for past year
Working on life values, desire for child
(biologic vs adopted), less desperate to find mate
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