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Bipolar Disorder Flashcards

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Drugs used in MANIA

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  • lithium
  • sodium valproate
  • arpiprazole
  • asenapine
  • cariprazole
  • risperidone
  • quetiapine
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Drugs used in Depression phase of BP

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  • lamotrigine (also as prophylaxis)
  • lithium (prob effective)
  • lurasidone
  • mood stabilisers + antidepressant
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Prophylaxis of BD

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1st: lithium mono

2nd: olanzapine, aripiprazole, risperidone or quetiapine IN COMBO WITH = valproate or lithium

3rd: alternative antipsychotics = asenapine, ziprasidone OR
alternative mood stabilisers = carbamezapine, lamotrigine in combo

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Lithium
Drug drug interactions

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  1. Ace Inhibitors (7x hospitalisation)
    (and angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists)
  2. Thiazide diuretics
  3. nsaids
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What needs to be monitored for someone taking VALPPROATE

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FBC
LFTs
Weight

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Pre-lithium monitoring

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eGFRs
TFTs
ECG
weight

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Carbamezapine monitoring

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U&Es
FBC
LFT
Weight

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