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Mood Stabilizers: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Them

October 6, 2020

Nicholas Rosenlicht, MD. Dr. Rosenlicht has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

There are many mood stabilizers to choose from, but which ones are the best tolerated? This meta-analysis looks at how they stack up in terms of weight gain, sedation, and overall discontinuation.

RESEARCH UPDATE

Two Augmentation Strategies Compared in Bipolar I

September 3, 2020

Richard Moldawsky, MD

Richard J. Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Carbamazepine or valproic acid? Both have been used to augment lithium for decades, but which one works best? A new trial tests them head-to-head.

Pros and Cons of Using Oxcarbazepine Over Carbamazepine

August 28, 2020

Does the limited research support that oxcarbazepine is a safer and more effective treatment for bipolar disorder than its FDA-approved cousin, carbamazepine? Here is an overview of the pros and cons from a previous article in The Carlat Psychiatry Report.Pros:Similar effectiveness as other mood stabilizers. In mania and mixed states,...

Oxcarbazepine: Close, but no Cigar

March 9, 2020

Oxcarbazepine is thought of as a kinder, gentler cousin of carbamazepine, but it brings new safety issues of its own and does not fully escape the drug interactions that hinder carbamazepine. We pull on the published and unpublished trials to figure out where this anticonvulsant stands in bipolar disorder.

Highlight From This Issue

March 9, 2020

Quick summary of the issue.

The Choice: Oxcarbazepine or Carbamazepine in Bipolar

March 9, 2020

Is oxcarbazepine really a kinder, gentler mood stabilizer? We dig through the published and unpublished trials and talk with Dr. Tammas Kelly, a psychiatrist who’s found a niche for the anticonvulsant.Published on: 3/9/2020Duration: 15 minutes, 9 seconds...