Bipolar D/O- 14B Flashcards
Which medications are FDA approved the management of mania and maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder
- Lithium
- Risperdal consta
- Olanzapine
Which medication is indicated for all phases of bipolar but only as an adjunct for maintenance
SEROQUEL
Which medications are indicated as adjuncts for the management of maintenance?
QUETIAPINE
ZIPRASIDONE
What are the indications of ABILIFY in management of bipolar disorder?
- acute mania
- mixed episodes
- maintenance
What’s the other name for ASENAPINE
SAPHRIS
Medications indicated for the management of bipolar depression
QUETIAPIINE
OLANZAPINE+FLUOXETINE
Medications indicated for management of bipolar mixed episodes but not good data for maintenance
VALPROATE
CARBAMAZEPINE
LURASIDONE
Medications indicated for bipolar maintenance monotherapy
A ROLL
- Abilify
- Risperdal Consta
- Olanzapine
- Lithium
- Lamictal
Name medications that will increase Li levels
- NSAIDS
- ACE inhibitors
- ACE II inhibitors
- in general diuretics double LITHIUM levels
Associate lithium levels with side effects
-0.8 target dose
-1.2 tremor
-1.5-2 seizures
->2 acute renal failure (dialysis)
>2.5 coma, death
General rule of thumb about using antidepressants in treatment of bipolar disorder
JUST DON’T FUCKING USE THEM
Which of the mood stabilizers has hemorrhagic pancreatitis as a potential serious side effect
VALPROATE
Approaches to treating rapid cycling bipolar disorder
- Valproate more effective
- check thyroid function
- consider adjunctive T3 or T4 even in euthyroid
- monitor for risk of hyperthyroidism and osteoporosis
List the potential serious side effects of VALPROATE
- hemorrhagic pancreatitis
- PCOS
- thrombocytopenia
- fatal hepatotoxicity (treat with L carnitine)
- hyperammonemia
Characteristics of thrombocytopenia associated with VALPROATE
- happens in 50% of the elderly
- is dose related
- rarely associated with bleeding