Bipolar disorder Flashcards

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Lithium MoA

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Unknown therapeutic MoA - thought to permeate Na+ voltage-gated channels to stabilise mood
Less effective for rapid-cycle bipolar

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Lithium AE

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Tremor/Motor hyperactivity, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus/polydipsia/polyuria, nephritis, glomerulopathy, oedema

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